Overview. On June 14, 2017, Delaware enacted a law prohibiting prospective employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. Delaware joins Massachusetts, Oregon, New York City and Philadelphia in their ban on salary history inquiries.    Effective Date.  December ...

Overview.  Washington joins California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York and Washington, D.C. in providing workers with paid family leave. Under   Washington’s Family Leave Act leave benefits will be paid for by contributions from both employers and employees through ...

Overview.  On July 6, 2017, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy signed into law House Bill 6668 titled “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace” (Act) amending the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA).  The Act modifies existing protections and provides a ...

Overview.  The Workers’ Compensation Board adopted the final regulations (published May 16, 2017), for New York’s new Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (PFL) on July 19, 2017. In addition to paid benefits, eligible employees have the right to a leave of absence and guaranteed ...

Overview. On July 10, 2017, Hawaii amended its existing family and medical leave statute to permit time off to care for a sibling and makes other technical amendments to the Hawaii Family Leave Law. Details.  Amendments to Hawaii’s Family Leave Law add that a sibling’s serious ...

Overview:  As previously reported, the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to a female employee or applicant for a condition relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related ...

In May of 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule changing the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) "white collar" exemptions, which was to take effect December 1, 2016. The final rule called for an increase to the minimum salary threshold requirement form $455/week to ...

Workplace Compliance Spotlight Webinar #4 Identifying Wage Inequality Through Data Exploration  Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | 1:00 PM ET 1 HRCI Credit & 1 CPE Credit Critical insights and potential strategies to meet your goal of pay equity Given today’s war for talent, a ...

Overview. Effective October 1, 2017, Maine employers will have to comply with new or modified wage payment, rest break, recordkeeping, and poster compliance rules detailed in Legislative Document (LD) 1575 (LD 1575). Effective Date. ...

Overview. On September 8, 2017, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 64 which amends the state’s family leave provisions for state employees. Details.  Under House Bill 64, in the event a mother who is a full time employee has a pregnancy complication that ...