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Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
Private employers in New York’s Westchester County are restricted from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background during the preliminary stages of the application process.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
Protections for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming employees in New York have been given a boost. Significant changes to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) will expand the scope of prohibited discriminatory conduct.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
Legal enforcement guidance on race discrimination on the basis of hair from the New York City Commission on Human Rights affirms that employer policies on appearance and grooming that ban, limit, or otherwise restrict natural hair or hairstyles may be unlawful under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
New Jersey has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 3975) that expands the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment (NJ SAFE) Act, and the New Jersey Temporary Benefits Disability Law (NJTDBL).
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
Illinois has enacted legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases and provide small employers with a tax credit.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
Illinois has enacted legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases and provide small employers with a tax credit.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
The City of Cincinnati has become the latest jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance prohibiting employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary history of prospective employees in setting starting pay.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
California employers covered by the California Family Rights Act and the New Parent Leave Act are required to post a new notice starting April 1, 2019.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-1-A provides that an employer cannot delay designation of leave as FMLA-qualifying or permit employees to extend FMLA leave beyond the statutory entitlement.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Comprehensive Service
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-2 confirms that an employee's time spent participating in an employer's volunteer program is not compensable so long as the program is optional, the employer does not control or direct the volunteer work, and an employee will not suffer adverse consequences for choosing not to participate.