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This past fall, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of bills that impact California employers. The chart below provides a brief overview of key provisions of these laws. Except where noted, these laws...
Category: General Employment Issues
Dec 15, 2011
General Employment Issues
Spotlight on Employer Action Required Under the California Wage Theft Prevention Act and New Restrictions on Employers’ Use of Consumer Credit Reports in California
Effective January 1, 2012, California employers are required to: (A) provide wage and hour notices to certain non-exempt employees; and (B) modify their procedures regarding the use of consumer credit reports for employment...
Dec 09, 2011
General Employment Issues
Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect January 1, 2012
On January 1, 2012, Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will take effect. The following provides an overview of key provisions of this new law and steps employers should take to comply with the law. 1. Covered...
Dec 07, 2011
General Employment Issues
New Jersey Employers Must Post and Furnish New Notice to Employees
(N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1.14; N.J.A.C. § 12:2-1.3) New Jersey employers must now post and distribute a new notice published by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This notice informs employees of...
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will shortly begin a more rigorous examination of payroll tax compliance as part of its Employment Tax National Research Project. Payroll taxes account for approximately 70% of...
Jan 15, 2010
General Employment Issues
New Law Extends COBRA Subsidy Benefits and Includes Important Notification Requirements
On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (the “DOD Act”), which, among other things: (1) extends the COBRA subsidy benefits established under the American Recovery and...
The New York Department of Labor has issued a press release regarding the new requirement that newly hired workers be given written notice of their rate of pay and payday and has posted on its website a form that can be used...
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 which includes amendments to the exigency and military caregiver leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act...
New York employers should take note of two recent amendments to the State Labor Law. Enhanced Penalties for Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations On August 26, 2009, Governor Paterson signed legislation amending the New York...
Jan 05, 2009
General Employment Issues
New York Labor Law Now Bars Employers from Displaying Employee Social Security Numbers and from Disclosing Employees’ Personal Identifying Information to the General Public
Effective January 3, 2009, the New York Labor Law has been amended by the addition of a new Section 203-d, which prohibits employers from doing the following unless otherwise required by law: publicly posting or displaying an...