Legal Update
New York State Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law
Date: May 12, 2020Category: Author:
New York state has enacted a sick leave law that, depending on their size, requires employers to provide between 40 and 56 hours of paid leave per year for reasons relating to the health of the employee or the employee’s family. Employers with fewer than five employees and an annual income under $1 million may […]
DOL Now Fully Enforcing FFCRA Paid Leave Rules for Coronavirus
Date: April 27, 2020Category: Author:
After observing a 30-day nonenforcement period to help employers come into compliance with new paid leave rules, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it is fully enforcing all provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA requires private employers with fewer than 500 employees and certain government employers to […]
California Employers Required to Grant Employee Access to Injury and Illness Prevention Plan
Date: March 4, 2020Category: Author:
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Cal/OSHA) requires employers with 10 or more employees to develop and maintain a written Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP). Cal/OSHA recently approved a new rule that will allow employees access to their employer’s IIPP. The rule will also require employers to inform their employees of their right, and […]
Maryland “Bans the Box” for Private Employers
Date: February 14, 2020Category: Author:
Effective Feb. 29, 2020, a new Maryland law commonly known as a “Ban-the-Box Law” prohibits private employers with 15 or more full-time employees in the state from asking a job applicant about his or her criminal history before an interview. Specifically, subject employers may not require an applicant to disclose whether he or she: Has […]