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APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This HR Alert addresses the following topics: REMINDER: California All-Gender Restroom Signs Effective March 1, 2017 Missouri Becomes a Right-to-Work State on August 28, 2017 New Mexico: Minimum Wage in Certain Cities Increased March 1, 2017
APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE Expected Summer 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Last year, we reported on the Ninth and Seventh Circuit cases stating that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are invalid under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The Second, Fifth and Eighth Circuits have taken the opposite stance, concluding that […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of fewer than 50 Full-Time Employees EFFECTIVE Effective for Plan Years 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”), which allows qualified small employers of fewer than 50 full-time employees to offer a stand-alone Health Reimbursement Arrangement (“HRA”) […]
APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE January 13, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has published final regulations regarding increases for civil money penalties arising from violations of certain employment regulations, such as ERISA, OSHA, FLSA and FMLA. These penalties are adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with AK, AZ, CA, GU, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA Employees EFFECTIVE January 9, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 We previously reported on Navarro v. Encino Motorcars, LLC, wherein a group of service advisors at an auto dealership alleged that they did not receive owed overtime compensation. At […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with AK, AZ, CA, GU, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA Employees EFFECTIVE January 20, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 20, 2017, in Syed v. M-I, LLC, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that the disclosure required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FRCA”) cannot also […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]