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August Updates

August 12, 2019/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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This Short List addresses the following topics:

EEO-1 Component 2 Reporting Resources Issued
IRS Announces 2020 Health Savings Account Limits
U.S. DOL Launches New Website for Wage Determination Data
Sixth Circuit: FLSA Coverage Implicated by Using Out-of-State Products
California: Sonoma, CA Minimum Wage Increases as of January 1, 2020
Nevada: No Sexual Harassment Confidentiality in Settlement Agreements
New Jersey: Discrimination Claim Does Not Require an Adverse Employment Action to Proceed
New Jersey: Hotel Employers Must Provide Panic Buttons for Employees
New Jersey: State Protections May Extend to Out-of-State Employees
New York: Farmworkers Win the Right to Collectively Bargain
Rhode Island: The Airline Deregulation Act Preempts State Sunday and Holiday Pay Laws
Washington: Obesity is a Protected Class by Itself

Pittsburgh, PA: Expanded Protections for Pregnant Workers – AND Their Partners

April 11, 2019/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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March 15, 2019

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Over the last few years, more and more cities and states have increased anti-discrimination protections for pregnant workers, but the city of Pittsburgh has become one of the first in the nation to extend similar protections to the partners of pregnant employees. This amendment to existing city code comes by way of a new ordinance unanimously passed by the Pittsburgh city council.

Washington: Employers Have Strict Liability for Employees’ Discriminatory Conduct Toward Non-Employees

March 7, 2019/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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January 31, 2019

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In Floeting v. Group Health Collective, the Washington Supreme Court stated that employers are strictly liable for discriminatory conduct employees engage in toward non-employees in places of public accommodation, even if the employer did not know about the behavior. Places of public accommodation are defined as all facilities used by the public, such as banks, hotels, restaurants, medical provider’s offices, education facilities, etc.

New Jersey: New Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Measures

February 5, 2018/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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January 8, 2018

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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 reasonable accommodations to breastfeeding employees.

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