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APPLIES TO All Employers with IL Employees EFFECTIVE December 21, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) was implemented to help safeguard individuals’ biometric data, such as fingerprint scans, like those used in biometric time clocks. Employers are required, among other things, to comply with certain notice and consent […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with MD Employees EFFECTIVE February 11, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In 2017, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed an act that would require Maryland employers to provide paid sick and safe leave (“PSSL”). The Maryland legislature recently overrode this veto, meaning Maryland HB 1 (the “Act”) will go into effect […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with 15+ NJ Employees EFFECTIVE December 20, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Originally effective on March 1, 2015, the New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act (“OCTA”) prohibits employers of 15 or more employees working over 20 calendar weeks in New Jersey from making inquiries into an applicant’s criminal history […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with NJ Employees EFFECTIVE January 8, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Governor Chris Christie recently signed Senate Bill S-2709, amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to include breastfeeding and expressing milk as a protected class. This amendment implements anti-discrimination measures for breastfeeding employees and requires employers to provide […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with 4+ New York, NY Employees EFFECTIVE July 18, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 18, 2018, New York City passed Int. No. 804-A, which amends the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to require employers to engage in a “cooperative dialogue” to address an employee’s accommodation […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with 4+ New York, NY Employees EFFECTIVE May 11, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 11, 2018, New York City passed Int. No. 1186-A, which amends the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to expand the definitions of “sexual orientation” and “gender.” “Sexual orientation” refers to heterosexuality, […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with VT Employees EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This year, Vermont joins several other states in legalizing recreational marijuana use, and the first state to do so through its legislature. Effective July 1, 2018, H. 511 allows adults over the age of 21 years old to […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with Seattle, WA Employees EFFECTIVE January 14, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Washington’s statewide paid sick leave law went into effect on January 1, 2018, requiring employers to create a paid sick leave policy that offers the correct level of benefits depending on various localities’ own regional paid sick […]
APPLIES TO All Employers with WI Employees EFFECTIVE January 19, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Wisconsin, post-employment restrictive covenants must be “reasonable” to be enforced. In Manitowoc Company, Inc. v. Lanning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently stated that post-employment non-solicitation agreements must meet the same standard as other post-employment restrictive covenants (e.g., […]
APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: REMINDER: Post OSHA 300A Summary Civil Money Penalties for 2018 Increased Second Circuit: FLSA Claims are Subject to Arbitration California: Attorney General Emphasizes Intent to Prosecute Employers Who Help Immigration Sweeps Connecticut: Pregnancy Discrimination and Accommodation Posting Required […]