The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that employers will be allowed to inspect Form I-9 documents remotely in certain situations related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These procedural changes have been extended until September 19, 2020. BACKGROUND: The Form I-9 ...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a new standard for determining whether employees are protected from adverse action after making abusive statements in the course of activity that is otherwise protected under the National Labor Relations Act ...

Issuing Personal Registration Codes (PRC) Included in the September 26, 2020 release, the ability of sending personal registration codes (PRC's) via Setup > Security > Security Management will be removed as part of the steps required for the TCPA compliance. (Telephone Consumer Protection ...

While workplaces across the country begin to gradually reopen and employees return to work, employers have to make sure they’re up to date on the latest COVID-19 compliance information in order to avoid costly wage and hour landmines. To help, ADP® has partnered with ComplianceHR ...

The District of Columbia has enacted an emergency ordinance that requires employers with 50-499 employees to provide paid leave to employees impacted by COVID-19. The emergency ordinance also temporarily expands the D.C. Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA). The emergency ordinance took effect ...

The State of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 2602) that expands the definition of race discrimination to include traits historically associated with race. House Bill 2602 is effective June 11, 2020. Background: Washington prohibits employers with eight or more employees ...

The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board enacted a temporary workplace safety standard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Temporary Standard is effective July 27, 2020. Below is an overview of the standard. To read the standard in full, click here. ASSESSMENT AND ...

Tennessee has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2520) that protects pregnant workers. Senate Bill 2520 takes effect October 1, 2020. Senate Bill 2520: Tennessee employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from taking the following actions due to an individual's pregnancy, childbirth, ...

South Carolina has enacted House Bill 3200 also known as the South Carolina Lactation Support Act (the "Act"), which provides protections to employees who express breast milk at work. The Act takes effect July 25, 2020. Lactation Breaks: Employers must provide workers with reasonable unpaid ...

Georgia has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 408) that extends rules governing employers that provide sick leave to employees and amends unemployment benefit rules. Senate Bill 408 took effect on June 29, 2020. Background: Under existing Georgia law, an employer that provides sick leave ...