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Georgia: Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks

APPLIES TO All Employers with GA Employees EFFECTIVE August 11, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 A new piece of legislation, Georgia House Bill 1090, requires employers to provide paid lactation breaks and a private space to express breast milk, effective immediately.  Previously, employers had the option to provide unpaid break time for nursing […]

Louisiana: Updates to Employee Noncompete Agreements

APPLIES TO All Employers with LA Employees EFFECTIVE August 1, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Noncompete agreements are prohibited in Louisiana unless certain exceptions are met. For employers, an agreement that restricts employees “from carrying on or engaging in a business similar to that of the employer” and/or “from soliciting customers of the […]

Massachusetts: PFML Rules are Final!

APPLIES TO All Employers with MA Employees EFFECTIVE July 24, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Employers must begin providing Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) to employees on January 1, 2021. The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) recently released the final regulations for PFML with some changes. There were numerous […]

Nevada: New COVID-19 Related Worker Safety Requirements for Hospitality Employers

APPLIES TO Public Accommodations Facilities in Nevada Counties of 100,000+ People EFFECTIVE Varies; See Below QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 As of August 11, 2020, SB 4 imposes new COVID-19 related worker safety requirements for certain employers, including limited-time protocols for mitigating transmission, cleaning facilities, implementing a response plan, mandated testing in specific circumstances, […]

September Updates

APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: COVID-19: Executive Order Extending Unemployment Insurance DOL Releases Guidance on Application of FFCRA to Federal Contracts DOL’s Joint Employer Standard Struck Down EEOC Releases Guidance on Managing Opioid Addition in the Workplace 7th Circuit: FAA Applies to Food […]

COVID-19: CDC Issues New Return to Work Guidelines Following Infection or Exposure

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE June 13, 2020 and July 20, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised its guidelines for when employees may return to work following infection or exposure to COVID-19. For non-healthcare settings, changes were made to the symptom-based strategy: […]

ICE Extends Remote I-9 Compliance 30 More Days; No Extension on Notices of Inspections from March

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE July 18, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In order to safely accommodate distancing and remote teleworking during the pandemic, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced special flexibility for employers with regard to completing the physical inspection component of the Form I-9 Section 2.  This accommodation was […]

Executive Orders Ban New Foreign Workers; Align Federal Contracting Practices

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE June 22, 2020 and August 3, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order banning travel and admission of foreign nationals into the U.S. under certain nonimmigrant visa categories. Individuals who are already lawfully present in the United States prior […]