Nearly two years after enacting the first-in-the-nation permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health standard, the Commonwealth voted effective March 23 […]
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DHS Ending COVID-19 Temporary Policy for Form I-9 Expired List B Identity Documents
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Effective May 1, […]
Philadelphia: Passes Paid COVID Leave Law
Effective March 9, 2022 Philadelphia has enacted a new law that requires employers to provide paid time off for COVID-19 purposes. This […]
DOL Issues Unlawful Retaliation Guidance Under EO 13706 and FMLA
In a March 10, 2022, Field Assistance Bulletin on protecting workers from retaliation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides examples of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]