On March 8, 2024, a federal district court struck down the NLRB’s regulations regarding the new standard for determining joint employer status (published in October 2023). This means that joint-employer status will, for the time being, be determined under the regulations adopted by ... Read More
Maryland has published helpful FAQs for employers about the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. The FAQs include general questions, as well as questions regarding contributions, claims, and private plans. As a reminder for Maryland employers, employer and ... Read More
California has updated two documents for new hires: (1) Workers’ Compensation Time of Hire Pamphlet; and (2) For Your Benefit: California’s Programs for the Unemployed. Regarding the Time of Hire Pamphlet, every employer subject to the state’s workers’ compensation provisions must give ... Read More
A new Utah law provides that a confidentiality clause regarding sexual misconduct, as a condition of employment, is void and unenforceable. Confidentiality clauses under the law include nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses. In this context, “nondisclosure clause” means an agreement between an employee ... Read More
Beginning July 1, 2024, the minimum wage in the District of Columbia will increase from $17.00 per hour to $17.50 per hour for all workers, regardless of the size of the employer. Additionally, as of July 1, 2024, the base ... Read More
As you know, private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees are required to report an EEO-1 Component 1 report on an annual basis. The report includes the number of individuals employed by ... Read More
Pursuant to the state’s Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act, every South Carolina employer with ten or more employees must file the portion of the “Employer Quarterly Contribution and Wage Reports” containing their employees’ social security number, name, Standard Occupational ... Read More
Contractors and subcontractors should be aware of a new New Jersey bill, which provides that unions may file wage claim suits on behalf of their own workers and workers unaffiliated with a union, against a contractor or subcontractor at any ... Read More
OSHA recently amended its recordkeeping regulations, now requiring businesses with 100 or more employees in certain high-risk industries to electronically submit their work-related injury and illness records using Forms 300 and 301 by March 2, 2024, for the year 2023. This change aims to ... Read More
South Dakota has amended its medical cannabis law to authorize certain employer actions regarding the use of cannabis by an employee or a prospective employee. Specifically, based solely on a positive test result for cannabis metabolites, employers may take adverse employment actions ... Read More
Illinois law requires private businesses with 100 or more employees in the State of Illinois to submit an application to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) by providing certain pay, demographic, and other data to the Illinois Department of ... Read More
OSHA has issued a new directive providing guidance to OSHA personnel concerning the agency’s policy and technical interpretations regarding the enforcement of the standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (“PSM standard”). The directive affects companies that are ... Read More
