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August Updates

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

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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

Delaware: Federal Law Does Not Preempt Employee Protections under Delaware’s Medical Marijuana Law

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

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December 17, 2018

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In Chance v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Delaware Superior Court judge recently stated that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt employee protections under the state’s medical marijuana law (DMMA). Specifically, it relied on Connecticut and Rhode Island cases that distinguish the CSA as merely making marijuana usage illegal, but not prohibiting the employment of marijuana users.

Rhode Island: Statewide Paid Sick Leave Begins July 1, 2018

October 6, 2017/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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July 1, 2018

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Rhode Island joins a small but slowly expanding number of states requiring employers to provide their workforce with paid sick leave (“PSL”). Effective July 1, 2018, the Health and Safe Families and Workplace Act (the “Act”) incorporates new time off, tracking, and documentation requirements for many Rhode Island employers.

August Updates

August 3, 2017/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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This Short List addresses the following topics:

H-2B Visa Numerical Limit Increased for FY2017
Employers Can Pay a Premium to Expedite H-1B Visa Processing Once More
2017 Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Filing Season Began August 1
U.S. Department of Justice Files Brief Stating Title VII Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation
First Circuit: Parts of the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Do Not Apply to Railroad Workers
Ninth Circuit: Mortgage Underwriters Are Not Exempt Under the FLSA Administrative Exemption
California: DFEH Modifies Gender-Neutral Restroom Signage Rule for Non-Flushing Toilets
Pennsylvania: Former Employees Are Not Entitled to Inspect Personnel Files
Minneapolis, MN: Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15/hr by 2024
St. Louis, MO: Minimum Wage Ordinance Nullified
Rhode Island: Non-Competes Must Have Assignability Clauses to be Effective for New Owners
Wisconsin: Revised Language, Requirements Regarding Employing Minors

Rhode Island: Employers Cannot Refuse to Hire Employees Because of Medical Marijuana Use

July 11, 2017/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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May 23, 2017

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The Rhode Island Superior Court recently stated that employers cannot refuse to hire a prospective employee on the basis that the employee might fail a pre-employment drug screen due to medical marijuana use. This decision arose from Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corporation and The Moore Company, in which the plaintiff complained that she was discriminated against for her lawful use of medical marijuana.

Non-Compete Provisions Involving Physicians Restricted in Connecticut, Rhode Island

September 6, 2016/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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Connecticut and Rhode Island join Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Texas and Tennessee in enacting laws that restrict the use of non-compete provisions in relation to physicians. Summaries of the law in each state are included below.

First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Approves Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Calculation Method Using Performance-Based Commissions

March 31, 2016/0 Comments/in HR Alerts /by ManagEase

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February 12, 2016

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently ruled on a Massachusetts District Court case stating that an employer’s use of the fluctuating work week (FWW) method to calculate overtime, when factoring in a performance-based pay structure, does not violate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or Massachusetts Minimum Fair Wage Law.

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