Labor Law Updates

Summer vacation hours have been added for 16-year-olds.

The Delaware poster now includes a section about Wage Theft.

Employers can deduct up to 0.318% (adjusted annually) in payroll contributions from an eligible employee’s pay or other earnings to fund PFML benefits. The maximum weekly benefit for covered individuals has increased from $1,084.31 to $1,129.82. A covered individual under the law could qualify for PFML benefits if the worker earned more than 30 times the expected benefit and more than $6,000 (adjusted annually) in last four quarters before the benefits application. New publication date of 11/2022. Available in English and Spanish.

Effective January 1st, 2023, the minimum wage will increase to $13.18/hour for most employees and $6.59/hour for tipped employees.

Effective January 1st, 2023, the minimum wage will increase to $12.00 for private employees, and $6.00 for tipped employees. Available in English and Spanish. Publication date of 11/2022.

The notice includes an updated list of classes protected from discrimination. Available in English and Spanish. Publication date of 11/14/2022.

Effective January 1st, 2023, employers are required to post the Paid Leave Model Notice.

The poster presents factors employers cannot use to discriminate against employees in the workplace. The factors are in a bulleted list and in a straightforward language. Harassment is prohibited in the workplace and the poster clarifies that harassment is a form of discrimination. Sex discrimination includes discrimination based on pregnancy and other related conditions, discrimination based on gender identity, as well as discrimination based on sexual orientation. The poster also contains information about equal pay discrimination for federal contractors. A QR code links applicants and current employees to instructions detailing how they can file a complaint if they experience workplace discrimination or harassment. Available in English and Spanish. Publication date of 10/20/2022.

Effective January 1st, 2023, the minimum wage will increase to $10.10/hour for non-tipped employees, and $5.05/hour for tipped employees.

Employers with three or more employees in Connecticut are now required to post the Domestic Violence poster in a conspicuous location in the workplace. Contact information is included to file a complaint with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Effective October 1st, 2022, the minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour. Publication date of 6/2022.

The Unemployment Compensation Benefit Rate Table has been updated. The list of Claims Offices has also been updated.

Employers are prohibited from discriminating against former, current, and applicant members of the Oklahoma state military forces. The notice provides a definition of the Oklahoma state military forces. The notice is broken down into four main sections: Reemployment rights, Right to be free from discrimination and retaliation, Health insurance protection, and Enforcement. The notice lists a posting requirement.

The Unemployment Contact Center section of the notice has been reformatted. Available in English and Spanish.

The section on 16- and 17-year-old minors has been reworded. 16- and 17-year-old minors may not: Work more than 6 consecutive workdays, or start work between 12 and 6 AM.

*This is not a mandatory notice but has been included on the Indiana Labor Law Poster.

Touchtone numbers have been removed from the notices. New Publication Date of 06/20.

*This is not a mandatory notice but has been included on the Wisconsin Labor Law Poster. 

Employees who either become unemployed —OR— have their work hours reduced may be eligible for unemployment assistance. The URL for the Texas Workforce Commission has been updated. The new notice provides more information on what employee information is required for filing a claim. New revision date of 4/20.

“Gender identity” has been added to the list of protected classes.

Coverage is now required for extra-hazardous industries and occupations. Employers in non-extra-hazardous industries may also opt for this coverage.

Expanded information prohibits age discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age and above. Individuals may exercise their rights without retaliation. New Revision Date of 3/1/17.