June 27, 2019
Hourly Rate to Reach $11 or $12 by 2024, Depending on Health Benefits Offered Nevada has adopted a law that will increase its minimum wage rate to $12 per hour by 2024. The schedule below indicates the gradual increases that will lead to this new minimum wage rate, which begin on July 1, 2020. The …
June 26, 2019
New law becomes effective Sept. 1, 2019 Alabama has adopted a new law that prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants who fail to provide a salary history. The new law also prohibits employers from paying a different wage to employees based on their sex or race when they perform similar work, unless the difference …
June 21, 2019
First Wage Increase Will be on Oct. 1, 2019 Connecticut has adopted a schedule to gradually increase the state’s minimum wage rate to $15 per hour by 2023. Because the law implements these changes over the next 5 years, the law also includes a provision that enables the state to adjust the increase schedule during …
June 21, 2019
New law becomes operative on October 1, 2020 On June 11, 2019, Oregon adopted a new law that will: Require employers to adopt a written policy to prevent discrimination and sexual assault; and Prohibit employers from requiring employees or job applicants to sign agreements that prevent discussing or disclosing conduct that would be considered discrimination …
June 20, 2019
Employers must begin collecting contributions on Oct. 1, 2019. Massachusetts has officially delayed by 3 months the implementation of the states paid family and medical leave law. Under the new law, employers must begin withholding contributions from employee earnings to fund this employee benefit on Oct. 1, 2019, instead of July 1, 2019. Similarly, employers …
June 19, 2019
Job Postings and Applications may not Exclude Applicants with Criminal Histories Effective Sept. 1, 2019, job postings, advertisements, and application forms from Colorado private employers with 11 or more employees may not include language saying that individuals with criminal histories may not apply. This requirement becomes effective for all Colorado employers on Sept. 1, 2021. …
June 19, 2019
New Law Effective January 1, 2020 Nevada has adopted a new law that prohibits employers from failing or refusing to hire an applicant because of the applicant’s positive marijuana drug test result. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020. However, an exception to the rule applies when: The applicant is applying for a position …
June 17, 2019
Change to Take Effect for 2020 Plan Years A new final rule lets all employers offer health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to pay for employees’ individual health insurance policy premiums, if certain conditions are met. Currently, many employers are prohibited from offering such HRAs. The rule was released by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and …
June 13, 2019
New HHS Fact Sheet Addresses Direct Liability The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a fact sheet explaining when a business associate can be directly liable for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules. The fact sheet states that OCR is authorized …
June 12, 2019
New Law Becomes Effective July 1, 2019. Colorado has amended its workplace smoking prohibition to include a ban on electronic smoking devices, effective July 1. The amendments also repeal the exception for employers whose establishments are not open to the public and employ no more than 3 people and clarify that smoking restrictions apply to …
