Recent Updates
Monday, April 29, 2019
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New Jersey
New Jersey has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1567) that will require employers with 20 or more employees to offer employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase qualified commuter benefits.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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New Jersey
A New Jersey appellate court has held that a disabled employee may sue his former employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) for alleged discrimination based on the employee’s use of medical marijuana.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Michigan
As previously reported, Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act went into effect on March 29, 2019. Michigan has now launched a website regarding the new Paid Medical Leave Act. Among other things, the website includes a frequently asked questions section and a mandatory model poster.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts has released a new guide for employers on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. It has also issued a mandatory workplace poster, and template notices employers may use to fulfill the notice requirement to employees and 1099-MISC independent contractors.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 280) that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Washington, D.C.
The District of Columbia is implementing Paid Family Leave. Among the requirements, the District will collect taxes from all private sector employers located in the District to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This requires employers to begin recording workers’ wages on April 1, 2019.
Monday, April 29, 2019
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Maryland
Baltimore has enacted new lactation accommodation requirements, including a requirement for covered employers to adopt a lactation room policy.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Maine
Maine has passed a new law prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s compensation history until after making an offer of employment.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Kentucky
Kentucky employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are limited due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, unless it would impose an undue hardship on the employer to do so.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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California
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the new pay schedule for agricultural workers under the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016 that took effect January 1, 2019.