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
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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Recently, the Biden administration resurrected an Obama era executive order rescinded by the Trump administration.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
Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors
On Monday, November 1, 2021, the Federal Government issued new guidance suggesting there is some flexibility in meeting the December… Read More […]
11/02/2021
DOL Revises Its Independent Contractor Test…Again
On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) nixed its own Trump-era rule that revamped the test for… Read More […]
05/14/2021
Paying Employees with Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies (i.e., Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Cardano, etc.) have had a big year. The most popular cryptocurrency – Bitcoin – hit… Read More […]
05/06/2021
Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
Fraudulent unemployment claims have been on the rise over the last year, which are likely due to the many COVID-19… Read More […]
04/30/2021
President Biden Increases Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order increasing the hourly minimum wage for those working on or… Read More […]
04/29/2021
Recreational Marijuana: A New Reality for Virginia Employers
Virginia recently became the first state in the historic South to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. Under the new… Read More […]
04/13/2021