Thanks to a recent court ruling, employers in the 9th Circuit (California, Alaska, Arizona, & Hawaii) can no longer justify disparity… Read More […]
03/02/2020
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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… Read More […]
02/14/2020
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… Read More […]
02/12/2020
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… Read More […]
02/11/2020
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… Read More […]
02/11/2020
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… Read More […]
02/07/2020
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… Read More […]
02/07/2020
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… Read More […]
02/06/2020
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…. Read More […]
02/06/2020
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… Read More […]
02/04/2020
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… Read More […]
01/29/2020
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… Read More […]
01/27/2020