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 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

Florida’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has released a new Workers’ Comp Works For You notice, which has a posting requirement. All employers who secure the payment of workers’ compensation are required to post the new notice in their workplaces. History of the Workers’ Compensation Notice Here’s some history on the Workers’ Comp Works for You (a.k.a. “Broken Arm”) notice, which was on our poster several years ago. In December 2009,

2019 is well under way, and there have already been plenty of labor law poster updates. We’ve compiled a list of all the changes that have come into effect so far this year. Be sure to check out the list and make sure your posters are still in compliance. If they’re not, we offer the latest mandatory labor law notices on our federal, state, and city/county labor law posters.