Thanks to a recent court ruling, employers in the 9th Circuit (California, Alaska, Arizona, & Hawaii) can no longer justify disparity […]
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Coronavirus Update to Employers
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of 2019-nCov also knows as “Coronavirus” as a […]
Maryland Bans the Box Statewide
Maryland has just joined a growing number of states and local jurisdictions in banning private employers from requesting information about […]
Oregon Enacts New Corporate Activity Tax
Oregon recently passed a new Corporate Activity Tax (“CAT”), which became effective on January 1, 2020. The CAT impacts not […]
Empowerment Era Turns its Focus to Worker Safety
Employee well-being has always been important. However, the 2010’s saw rapid growth in the use of both mobile devices and […]
Court Revives Philadelphia’s History Ban
For the last several years, numerous states and local jurisdictions have enacted laws limiting employers’ inquiry into a job candidate’s […]
California Ban on Arbitration Agreements Further Enjoined
The California legislature passed a new law in 2019 (AB 51) barring employers from requiring employees to enter into arbitration […]
Minimum Wage Rate Changes by State
The federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 has remained unchanged since 2009. Effective January 1, 2020, twenty-one (21) states have […]
OSHA Form 300A Electronic Filing
Most employers with more than ten (10) employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. […]
Changes to the H-1B Registration Process for 2020
In December 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed pilot testing on an electronic registration […]
Complying With OSHA’S Recordkeeping Requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA’s”) recordkeeping requirements have been in place since 1971 and are designed to help […]
New Jersey Creates Employee Protections for Mass Layoffs
On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an expansion of the state’s Millville Dallas Airmotive […]