Entries by ManagEase

California: Guidance on Rounding Timekeeping Entries

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE December 9, 2016 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The California Court of Appeals recently confirmed that employees may round timecard entries to the nearest tenth of an hour.  In Silva v. See’s Candy Shop, Inc., a former employee brought a class action lawsuit challenging some of […]

D.C.: Council Passes New Fair Credit Law, Aims to Strengthen Fair Chance Hiring

APPLIES TO Most Employers with D.C. Employees EFFECTIVE Expected early spring 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Washington D.C. Council recently passed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act (the “Act”), a bill that prohibits employers from inquiring into applicant, intern and employee credit information.  Employers cannot require disclosure of credit information as […]

Kentucky Enacts Laws Impacting Employee Unions and Wages

APPLIES TO All Employers with KY Employees EFFECTIVE January 9, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In early January, Kentucky passed a number of bills that impact employee unions.  The bills contained an emergency clause, meaning they became immediately effective once signed by Governor Matt Bevin on January 9, 2017.

Minneapolis, MN: Sick Leave Law Blocked in Some Areas

APPLIES TO All Employers with Minneapolis, MN Employees EFFECTIVE January 19, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Last year, the City of Minneapolis approved the Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which requires employers to provide at least 48 hours of paid sick and safe time to covered employees working in Minneapolis each […]

New York: Exempt Salary Threshold Increased

APPLIES TO All Employers with NY Employees EFFECTIVE December 31, 2016 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Effective December 31, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) has adopted proposed amendments to the New York minimum wage orders that will increase the salary threshold for executive and administrative employees.  Prior to the amendments, […]

Oregon: Manufacturer Employers Must Count Both Daily and Weekly Overtime

APPLIES TO All Employers with Oregon Employees in the Manufacturing Industry EFFECTIVE January 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Between December 2016 and January 2017, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (“BOLI”) changed its interpretation of overtime hours for employees in a mill, factory, or manufacturing establishment.  A “manufacturing establishment” is “any place […]

Philadelphia, PA: Employers Prohibited From Inquiring Into Wage History

APPLIES TO All Employers with Philadelphia, PA Employees EFFECTIVE May 23, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In addition to its prohibition on credit checks and anti-wage theft ordinance, Philadelphia continues to strengthen its pay protection statutes with the new Wage Equity Bill (the “Bill”).  The Bill, signed on January 23rd and effective May […]