Overview:  New York City has enacted an ordinance (Int. No. 1445-A) that will generally prohibit employers from requiring a prospective employee to submit to drug testing for marijuana. Effective Date:  May 10, 2020 Details: The ordinance makes it an unlawful discriminatory ...

Overview:  Nebraska has enacted legislation (Legislative Bill 217) that will prohibit employers from discriminating against applicants and employees because they inquired about, discussed, or disclosed information regarding employee wages, benefits, or other ...

Overview:  Minneapolis’ Sick and Safe Ordinance extends to any employee who performs at least 80 hours of work per benefit year in the City of Minneapolis, even if their employer is not located within the city’s limits, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ...

Overview:  Adhering to the “plain and ordinary” language of the state’s overtime statute and related regulations, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that inside sales employees paid on a 100-% commission basis are also entitled to pay for overtime hours ...

Overview:  Maine has enacted legislation (Legislative Document 305) that will generally prohibit employers from seeking Social Security Numbers on employment application forms. Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Details: Effective January 1, 2020, employers are prohibited from ...

Overview:  Non-lawyers may no longer represent employers in unemployment compensation hearings in Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled. Nichols v. Kentucky Unemployment Commission, et al., No. 2017-CA-001156-MR, 2019 Ky. App. LEXIS 73 (Ky Ct. App. Apr. 26, 2019). Effective ...

Overview:  Florida has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 7012) that adds vaping to its ban on smoking in enclosed indoor workplaces.  Effective Date: July 1, 2019 Details: Florida has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 7012) that adds vaping to its ban on smoking in enclosed ...

Overview:  The Dallas, Texas City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave beginning as early as August 1, 2019.  However, whether the ordinance will go into effect is uncertain. Effective Date: August 1, 2019 Details: Over the next ...

Overview:  On April 23, 2019, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (CHRO) issued a Best Practices Bluepaper as guidance for employers with three or more employees facing accommodation requests from employees for pregnancy, childbirth, or related ...

Anger Management – MACS74607 July 1, 2019 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET How to Register  This webinar provides managers and human resource professionals an understanding of the causes and ...