In a March 10, 2022, Field Assistance Bulletin on protecting workers from retaliation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides examples of… Read More […]
03/23/2022
Category HR Announcements
District of Columbia: Minimum Wage Increase
Effective July 1, 2022, the minimum wage rate for nonexempt employees will increase to $16.10 per hour, to reflect changes… Read More […]
03/11/2022
District of Columbia: Changes to PFML
District of Columbia employees should expect an increase of leave amounts under the Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) beginning on… Read More […]
03/11/2022
OFCCP Announces Online Portal to Certify Affirmative Action Programs
OFCCP has opened a portal for covered federal contractors to certify, on an annual basis, whether they have developed and… Read More […]
03/09/2022
California: Adopts COVID Sick Leave Again
California has passed a new supplemental paid sick leave law requiring employers with more than 25 employees to provide them… Read More […]
03/09/2022
California: Exempt Employee Minimum Salaries and Wages
Effective 1/1/2022, the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees will increase to $1,120 per week ($58,240 per year) for employers… Read More […]
03/09/2022
Oregon: Expands Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA)
Effective 1/1/2022, during a public health emergency, employers that are covered by the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) will have… Read More […]
03/09/2022
Massachusetts: Minimum Wage Increases
Massachusetts’s minimum wage will increase to $14.25 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $6.15… Read More […]
03/09/2022
Federal – Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests under the ADA
On January 14, 2022, the Job Accommodation Network published Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act outlining… Read More […]
03/09/2022
Massachusetts COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave to End March 15
Employers May File for Reimbursement Until April 29 On March 3, 2022, Massachusetts has announced that the state’s COVID-19 emergency paid sick… Read More […]
03/08/2022
SERVICE EMPLOYEES ONCE AGAIN ENTITLED TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN CONTRACTORS CHANGE
Recently, the Biden administration resurrected an Obama era executive order rescinded by the Trump administration. Executive Order 14055 restores the… Read More […]
02/17/2022
NEW Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors
On Thursday, November 4, the Biden administration pushed back the deadline for compliance with the vaccination policy from December 8… Read More […]
11/10/2021