Entries by ManagEase

Georgia: Employees working with the Elderly Must Undergo Extensive Background Checks

APPLIES TO All Employers with GA Employees Who Provide Care to Elderly or Disabled Adults EFFECTIVE October 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Effective October 1, 2019, the Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program imposes significantly greater background screening requirements on employers who hire individuals with direct access to elderly adults.  Abuse of […]

Nevada: Interpreting “Health Benefits” for Minimum Wage Requirements

APPLIES TO All Employers with NV Employees EFFECTIVE May 31, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Nevada employers are permitted to pay the state’s lower-tier minimum wage rate if they offer health benefits. In MDC Restaurants, LLC v. The Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, the Nevada Supreme Court recently clarified what constitutes “health benefits.” Because […]

New Jersey: Hotels and Motels Required to Train Staff on Recognizing Human Trafficking

APPLIES TO All Employers with NJ Hotel/Motel Employees EFFECTIVE January 16, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The 2013 New Jersey Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act required the Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) to develop training for hotels/motel workers to recognize and respond to cases of human trafficking.  Accordingly, the DCA adopted […]

South Carolina: New Pregnancy Accommodations Act

APPLIES TO All Employers with SC Employees EFFECTIVE May 17, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On May 17, 2018, Governor McMaster signed the New Pregnancy Accommodations Act (HB 3865) into law, effective immediately, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions. This includes failing or refusing to hire, bar, […]

Vermont: Bans Salary History Inquiries

APPLIES TO All Employers with VT Employees EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Governor Scott recently signed H. 294 into law prohibiting employers from inquiring or seeking information about job applicants’ compensation history, including base compensation, bonuses, benefits, fringe benefits, and equity-based compensation. Employers are also prohibited from requiring a job […]

Vermont: New Bill Embraces Gender-Neutral, Single-User Bathrooms

APPLIES TO All Employers with VT Facilities Accessible to the Public EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On May 11, 2018, Governor Phil Scott signed H.333 into law.  This bill requires all single-user bathrooms in public buildings or places of public accommodation to be marked as gender-neutral.  It does not apply […]

Washington: Agricultural Workers Must be Paid Separate Piece-Rate and Hourly Rates

APPLIES TO All Employers with WA Employees in Agricultural Industry EFFECTIVE May 10, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In a narrow majority, the Washington Supreme Court recently stated that agricultural employees engaged in piece-rate work must also be compensated on a separate, hourly basis for tasks outside the scope of piece-rate work.  This […]