Owning your own business can be a delight; the freedom, the challenge, the sense of personal achievement. Watching your fledgling company grow and spill out of your home office and into its very own office space can be the most exciting part. But with greater size, greater problems arise… which can be especially true when it comes to labor law compliance. Keep reading to learn more about the perils of
On February 5, 2019, the Fremont City Council approved the new Fremont Minimum Wage Ordinance, which will increase the city’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour two years earlier than the state law. Requirements of the Minimum Wage Ordinance The minimum wage requirements apply to all employees who perform work within the City of Fremont, including part-time and full-time workers. Employers should note that tips may not be counted toward
New York State’s Election Law was recently updated to give employees additional time off to vote. Employers in New York must abide by the new requirements and also post the new Time Off to Vote notice, which has a revision date of 4/12/2019. Our updated New York State Poster will soon be heading out to customers in The Empire State. In the meantime, we’ve provided some information on changes to
Effective July 1, 2019, employers in the City of Santa Monica are subject to a minimum wage increase. Under Santa Monica’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, employers are required to pay all employees—including temporary and part-time workers—who perform at least 2 hours of work in a workweek within the geographic limits of the city a new minimum wage rate based on employer size. New Minimum Wage Rates as of July 1, 2019
We’ve been anxiously awaiting updates to New Jersey’s Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance notices, and we are pleased to report that they are now available. Both notices have April 2019 revision dates. Keep reading to get all the scoop on employer responsibilities and new benefits for employees. New Provisions of the Family Leave Act Beginning June 30, 2019, employers who have at least 30 employees must provide family
Employers in the City of Pasadena are subject to a minimum wage increase effective July 1, 2019. Pasadena’s Minimum Wage Ordinance calls for yearly July 1 increases based on employer size, until the wage rate reaches $15.00 per hour. The city’s minimum wage requirement applies to both adult and minor employees who work 2 or more hours per week in Pasadena. Details of the 2019 Minimum Wage Update Minimum Wage
The world of labor law moves fast. Since many of these updates have mandatory requirements for almost every business across the U. S., everyone else has to move fast, too. To help you stay on top of things, here are our most useful resources and insights from the first three months of 2019. We think about labor law compliance so that you don’t have to. You can sign
The Rhode Island Department of Health has updated the state’s No Smoking notice to match new requirements in the law. Employers are required to post the new notice in their places of business. Our updated Rhode Island State Poster will soon be on its way to our customers in The Ocean State. Need-to-Know Info for Employers and Employees Vaping Is Prohibited The No Smoking notice now includes information on vaping.
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has issued the new Paid Family and Medical Leave notice, which must be posted by employers in the Bay State. The Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law goes into effect on July 1, 2019. Under the law, covered individuals are eligible for a maximum of 26 weeks of combined paid family and medical leave in a single benefit year. PFML Employee
It’s that time of year again, folks! Nevada’s Annual Minimum Wage Bulletin and Annual Daily Overtime Bulletin for 2019 are now available. The bulletins were released this week in both English and Spanish by the Nevada Department of Business and Industry’s Office of the Labor Commissioner. The “posted” date on each bulletin has been updated to April 1, 2019. No Changes to Minimum Wage or Daily Overtime As in previous
