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 …
June 5, 2019
New Law Becomes Effective January 1, 2021. On May 22, 2019, Colorado enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Under the law, employers will no longer be able to: Pay different wages to employees who perform similar work, based solely on the employee’s sex; or Seek the salary or wage rate history of job …
June 3, 2019
New Law Effective Aug. 2, 2019 Beginning August 2, 2019, employers can implement a tip-pooling system among their employees only if they notify each of their patrons, in writing, that a tip pooling or sharing arrangement exists in the establishment. Acceptable written notification forms include: A notice in the menu A table tent A notice …
June 3, 2019
Effective dates: January 1, 2020, for hotels and motels with 60 or more rooms, January 1, 2021, for other affected employers. A new law in Washington requires hotels, motels, retail establishments, security guard entities and property service contractors to: Adopt a sexual harassment policy; and Provide mandatory sexual harassment training to managers, supervisors, and employees. …
