Entries by ManagEase

California: New Bills on Background Checks, Overtime Exemptions, and More

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees in Education or Law Enforcement EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Gov. Brown recently signed a number of new bills that will impact a variety of employment practices, including background check requirements in certain industries, overtime exemption standards, and requirements for obtaining teaching credentials.  […]

California: Employers May Prohibit Employees From Earning Vacation in Their First Year

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE July 28, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Although California does not require an employer to provide employees with vacation benefits, employers who elect to do so are obliged to pay attention to a host of regulations.  For example, California forbids employers from causing employees to […]

Connecticut: Federal Law Does Not Preempt Medical Marijuana Protections for Employees under State Law

APPLIES TO All Employers with CT Employees EFFECTIVE August 8, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Company LLC, a Connecticut federal district court stated that federal law concerning unlawful marijuana use does not necessarily preempt state-level protections for marijuana users.  In this case, Connecticut’s Palliative Use of Marijuana […]

Oregon: First State in the Nation to Pass Predictive Scheduling Law

APPLIES TO All OR Employers of 500+ Employees Worldwide in Retail, Food Service, or Hospitality Industries EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Last year, Seattle and New York City both implemented secure scheduling ordinances.  Although this type of employee-friendly legislation appears to be gaining ground, Oregon has become the first state […]

Oregon: Changes to Manufacturing Overtime Rules (Again)

APPLIES TO All Employers with OR Employees in Manufacturing Industries EFFECTIVE August 8, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Early this year, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (“BOLI”) published a new interpretation of how employers must calculate overtime hours for employees in a mill, factory, or manufacturing establishment.  This interpretation was swiftly […]

New Hampshire: Franchisors are the Not Employers of its Franchisees/Franchisees’ Employees

APPLIES TO All Employers with NH Employees EFFECTIVE July 18, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In late July, New Hampshire Governor Jon Sununu signed Senate Bill 89, which clarifies how joint employer status is determined in reference to a franchisor/franchisee relationship.  The method of determining joint-employment status has experienced some back-and-forth since the […]

New York, NY: Final Regulations for “Ban the Box” Go into Effect, Expand Employee Rights

APPLIES TO All Employers with NY Employees EFFECTIVE August 5, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 New York City “banned the box” nearly two years ago with the implementation of the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”).  Recently, the NYC Commission on Human Rights published final regulations that expand upon the enforcement guidance implementing the […]

Washington: Supreme Court Clarifies Meal Break Requirements

APPLIES TO All Employers with WA Employees EFFECTIVE August 10, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Requirements for the timing and length of an employee’s meal break may vary from state to state.  In Washington, an employee who works five or more consecutive hours must be provided a minimum 30-minute meal period, unless the […]

Washington: Pregnant Employees Must be Accommodated Regardless of Disability

APPLIES TO All Employers with WA Employees EFFECTIVE July 23, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Washington’s Health Starts Act (the “Act”) imposes new obligations on employers with pregnant employees.  In a departure from the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees regardless of […]