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APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE June 25, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued five new opinion letters in late June 2020, addressing potential exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A summary of key concepts from these letters is listed below.
APPLIES TO Faith-Based Organizations EFFECTIVE July 8, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Employees classified under the “ministerial exception” because they perform religious functions within their job may be precluded from making employment discrimination claims against the religious entities that employ them. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berru and St. James School v. […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE June 2, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Oliver v. Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., a California court stated that an employee’s commuting time to the first worksite of the day may be compensable time, depending on the level of control an employer exerts […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with CO Employees EFFECTIVE As Indicated QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On July 15, 2020, the Health Families & Workplaces Act (HWFA) went into effect, instituting a three-part mandatory statewide paid sick leave requirement on all employers. The three types of paid sick leave include COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave, […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with FL Employees EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Beginning January 1, 2021, SB 664 requires employers to verify an individual’s employment eligibility after accepting an offer of employment, either by using the E-Verify system or completing Form I-9. Documentation must be retained for at least three […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with OR Employees EFFECTIVE As Indicated QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) has released model notices for two laws whose notice requirements have very recently or will soon be going into effect. These are the Workplace Fairness Act, which covers anti-discrimination and anti-harassment […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with SC Employees EFFECTIVE August 24, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The South Carolina Lactation Support Act (the “Act”) requires employers in South Carolina to make reasonable efforts to provide employees time and space to express breast milk for a one-year period following a nursing child’s birth. The Act […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with VA Employees EFFECTIVE July 27, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Virginia is the first state in the country to implement an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for managing COVID-19. It went into effect on July 27, 2020. Employers must assess the “exposure risk level” of disease-related hazards in the […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with WA Employees EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (DOLI) made changes to the minimum salary level and the job duties test for overtime exempt classifications. Although the salary level change went into effect July 1, 2020, the federal minimum […]
APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: EEOC Announces Mediation Program Expansion California: Unemployment Benefits Extended Up to an Additional 7 Weeks California: Updated Guidance During COVID-19 Florida: Timeline to File Discrimination Claims Shortened Georgia: Unemployment Reporting for Part-Time Employees Not Mandatory Illinois: Guidance Issued […]