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March 11, 2019

Maine Employment Law Update — March 2019

March 11th, 2019 Portland Minimum Wage Poster Updated The City of Portland, Maine released an updated minimum wage poster with the July 1, 2019 city minimum […]
March 11, 2019

Michigan Employment Law Update — March 2019

March 11th, 2019 State Supreme Court Asked to Review Constitutionally of Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws On February 20, 2019, the Michigan House adopted […]
March 11, 2019

New York Employment Law Update — March 2019

March 11th, 2019 Westchester County Fair Chance to Work Act (Ban the Box) On December 3, 2018, the Westchester County Board of Legislators adopted the Fair […]
March 11, 2019

Oregon Employment Law Update — March 2019

March 11th, 2019 Portland Prohibits Discrimination Against Non-Religious On February 27, 2019, the Portland City Council passed Ordinance No. 189396, which amends the city’s Civil Rights […]
March 11, 2019

Virginia Employment Law Update — March 2019

March 11th, 2019 Nondisclosure or Confidentiality Agreements and Sexual Assault On February 22, 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation (H.B. 1820) enacting a new law […]
March 8, 2019

Overtime Regulations Resurface

Department of Labor Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update Overtime Regulations On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule […]
March 6, 2019

EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Requirement Reinstated

On March 4, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and […]
March 6, 2019

U.S. District Court Sentences Investment Advisor to Prison and Orders Payment of $1,636,604 in Restitution for Pension Fraud

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – After a U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation of a multi-million dollar pension trust fraud, the U.S. […]
March 5, 2019

Is Your Harassment Prevention Training Working?

Thanks to new training mandates in California, New York, and Delaware, more employees will be trained on sexual harassment and discrimination prevention in 2019 than ever […]
March 4, 2019

Another Caution for Employers in Medical Marijuana States

Robin Shea, partner with leading national labor and employment law firm (and ThinkHR strategic employment law partner) Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, explains what an Arizona […]
March 1, 2019

Legislative Cleanup: California Senate Attempts to Clear Up S.B. 1343 Sexual Harassment Training Confusion

On February 26, 2019, California Senate Bill 778 was introduced to clear up confusion about when employers are required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention […]
February 26, 2019

The Risks are Real

By Larry Dunivan, CEO of ThinkHR Part 3 in an ongoing series of posts on people risk management, this article focuses on acknowledging and preventing risk. […]
February 23, 2018

New Mexico Employment Law Update – February 2018

February 23rd, 2018 Santa Fe Living Wage Poster Updated In February 2018, the City of Santa Fe updated its living wage poster to reflect the March […]
February 23, 2018

Missouri Employment Law Update – February 2018

February 23rd, 2018 Kansas City Ban the Box Ordinance On February 1, 2018, the Kansas City Council in Missouri passed an ordinance (180034) restricting an employer’s […]
February 23, 2018

California Employment Law Update – February 2018

February 23rd, 2018 Employer Response to Immigration Inspection Notice In January 2018, the California Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement (DLSE) released its pre-inspection notice, Notice […]
February 27, 2018

Ask the Experts: Final Paycheck After Theft

February 27th, 2018 Question: We had an employee walk off the job after admitting that she was stealing money and property from the workplace. She has […]