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New York: Model HERO Act Updates Face Covering and Social Distancing Requirements

APPLIES TO All Employers with NY Employees EFFECTIVE September 23, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Earlier this year, New York state issued the NY HERO Act, which implemented new COVID-19 related safety requirements.  On September 23, 2021, the state Department of Labor further updated the requirements for face coverings and social distancing as […]

October Updates

APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Florida: New Hire and Contractor Reporting Expanded As of October 1, 2021, employers of all sizes are required to report new hires and rehires within 20 days of employment to the State Directory of New Hires, which provides information to the Florida Child Support […]

OSHA Update Reflecting CDC COVID-19 Guidance

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE August 13, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently updated its COVID-19 guidance to mirror those put forth by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It also reorganized Appendix recommendations for certain manufacturing, food, and agricultural processing industries. Generally, the guidance […]

IMPORTANT: California: Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Reinstated?

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE September 15, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In 2020, AB 51 was set to prohibit employers from requiring mandatory arbitration agreements with employees as a condition of employment. Soon after enactment, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction preventing AB 51 from going into […]

California: Potential Roadblock for Background Checks

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE May 26, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In All of Us or None v. Hamrick, the California Court of Appeal stated that the electronic court criminal records cannot be searchable by protected personal information. California Rules of Court, Rule 2.507(c) requires that courts exclude “date […]

Illinois: Equal Pay Certificate Requirements Amended

APPLIES TO Employers with IL Employees who file EEO-1 Reports EFFECTIVE June 25, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Earlier this year, Illinois passed SB 1480, a bill that amended the Illinois Equal Pay Act to require employers who currently file federal EEO-1 reports to also submit similar pay and demographic information to the […]

Illinois: Expanded Leave Protections for Victims of Violent Crimes

APPLIES TO All Employers with IL Employees EFFECTIVE August 20, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Illinois Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) has been amended to offer greater protections for victims of crime, effective August 20, 2021. VESSA provides up to 12 workweeks of job-protected leave during any 12-month period to […]

Massachusetts: All Invoice “Service Charges” Must be Paid to Employees

APPLIES TO All Employers with Tipped MA Employees EFFECTIVE August 23, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Hovagimian v. Concert Blue Hill, LLC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated that the Massachusetts Tips Act requires employers to pay service employees for any “service charge” listed on a customer invoice, even if the service […]

Massachusetts: Domestic Violence Protections Given Broad Interpretation

APPLIES TO All Employers with MA Employees EFFECTIVE August 25, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Osborne-Trussell v. The Children’s Hospital Corp., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated that the Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act (DVLA) protects more than “current” employees and does not require a specific leave or accommodation request for […]