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APPLIES TO All Employers with AK Employees EFFECTIVE As indicated QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Arkansas state legislature’s 2019 session ended on April 10, 2019 with several changes to employment-related laws. Key points are summarized below. All bills go into effect on July 23, 2019 unless otherwise stated.
APPLIES TO All Employers with 15 or more KY Employees EFFECTIVE June 27, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Earlier this year, the Kentucky legislature passed the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act (the Act), building on federal anti-discrimination protections for pregnant workers and adding new requirements for accommodations. Under the Act, covered employers are required […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with ME Employees EFFECTIVE September 17, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Governor Janet Mills recently signed L.D. 278 prohibiting employer inquiries into the salary history of job applicants until after an offer of employment is made stating “all terms of compensation,” except where federal or state law otherwise requires […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with MA Employees EFFECTIVE May 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In July 2018, Massachusetts signed H. 4640 – also called the “grand bargain” – into law, which included implementation of a state-mandated paid family and medical leave program starting January 1, 2021. To prepare for rollout of this […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with NM Employees EFFECTIVE June 14, 2019 (Unless otherwise noted) QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 New Mexico employers, brace yourselves: new employment laws are coming. The state legislature has enacted a flurry of new laws that affect employment practices, covering a variety of areas like gender-neutral bathrooms, unions, health benefits, […]
APPLIES TO All Private Employers with New York City, NY Employees EFFECTIVE April 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Last summer, the New York City mayor signed a packet of bills into law that greatly expanded employee protections and employer responsibilities with regard to sexual harassment prevention. Among these bills was a new […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with TN Employees EFFECTIVE April 23, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 HB 856 amended the Healthy Workplace Act to allow private employers to shield themselves from abusive conduct claims. Specifically, if an employer adopts the model Abusive Conduct Prevention Policy, then the employer is immune from suit for any […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with Dallas, TX Employees EFFECTIVE August 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Beginning August 1, 2019, Dallas employers with six or more employees will be required to provide paid sick leave (PSL) to employees; employers’ with five or less employees will be required to comply with the new rules […]
APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: California: Registered Fictitious Business Names May Be Listed on Pay Stubs Indiana: Leaving Work to Voluntarily Testify is Not Protected Kentucky: Attorneys Must Represent Employers at Unemployment Proceedings New York, NY: Bans Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing in 2020 New […]
APPLIES TO All Employers Subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE March 14, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On March 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an advice memorandum dated July 31, 2018, providing insight on numerous topics. Dress code policy: The NLRB approved of a policy that prohibited “[a]ny items of […]