Overview: Joining New York City, Albany County, and Westchester County, Suffolk County has become the latest jurisdiction in New York to pass a bill that prevents employers from inquiring into the salary and benefits history of job applicants. Effective Date: June 30, 2019 Details: Joining New ...

Overview: Joining New York City, Albany County, and Westchester County, Suffolk County has become the latest jurisdiction in New York to pass a bill that prevents employers from inquiring into the salary and benefits history of job applicants. Effective Date: June 30, 2019 Details: Joining New ...

Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) We would like to remind New Jersey clients of their obligation to annually distribute to their New Jersey employees, via written or electronic means, the required notice under CEPA in both English and Spanish. Click here for a copy of ...

Overview: The Michigan Legislature has adopted two pieces of legislation (Senate Bill 1171 and Senate Bill 1175) that will scale back increases to the minimum wage and require certain employers to provide paid sick leave (and now call it paid medical leave). Effective Date: Senate Bill 1171 and ...

Overview: The newly created Department of Family and Medical Leave has launched a website that includes guidance for employers, including answers frequently asked questions by employers frequently asked questions by employees. Details: As previously ...

Details: In Massachusetts, the law requires employers to adopt a written policy against sexual harassment. The policy must include, for example, notice to employees that sexual harassment in the workplace is unlawful and that it is unlawful to retaliate against an employee for filing a complaint ...

Effective Date:  January 1, 2019 Details:  Illinois has enacted legislation (House Bill 4743) that will expand the state’s Equal Pay Act to expressly prohibit pay differentials between African American employees and other employees. Previously, the Illinois Equal Pay Act ...

Overview:  Effective January 1, 2019, the rights of Illinois employees serving in the military will be governed by the Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (ISERRA), Public Act 100-1101.  Effective Date:  January 1, 2019.  Details: While much of ...

Developments in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Protections Prohibition on Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlement Agreements (Cal. Civ. Pro. § 1001; Senate Bill 820) ·      Effective January 1, 2019 ·      Settlement ...

Untitled Document Overview:  The California Pay Equity Task Force (“Task Force”) has released written guidance for employees, employers and unions on ...