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HIPAA Penalties On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding HIPAA Civil Money Penalties (Document No. […]

May 6th, 2019 Empower Independent Contractors Act of 2019 On April 16, 2019, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation (H.B. 1850) enacting the Empower Independent Contractors […]

May 6th, 2019 Updated Santa Monica Posters In April 2019, the City of Santa Monica updated its packet of mandatory workplace posters to reflect the following […]

May 6th, 2019 Employment Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Offenses, and Stalking Amendment Act On April 11, 2019, the District of Columbia released the […]

May 6th, 2019 Negligent Hiring and Employer Liability On April 17, 2019, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation (H.F. 650) relating to the liability of private […]

May 6th, 2019 Occupational Safety and Health Violations On April 24, 2019, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed legislation (H.B. 1341) regarding penalties for occupational safety and […]

Exemption and Workforce Notification Deadlines Extended On May 1, 2019, in response to feedback from the 12 public listening sessions held throughout Massachusetts, as well as […]

May 6th, 2019 Protecting Job Applicants from Identity Theft On April 22, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation (H.P. 229) to protect job applicants from […]

May 6th, 2019 Wage Mandate On March 26, 2019, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation (H.B. 1193) prohibiting a political subdivision from enacting, maintaining, or […]

May 6th, 2019 Wage Disclosure Discrimination On April 17, 2019, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed legislation (L.B. 217) amending the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act to […]

Robin Shea, partner with leading national labor and employment law firm (and ThinkHR strategic employment law partner) Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, has been following the […]