In a March 10, 2022, Field Assistance Bulletin on protecting workers from retaliation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides examples of […]
Category HR Announcements
District of Columbia: Minimum Wage Increase
Effective July 1, 2022, the minimum wage rate for nonexempt employees will increase to $16.10 per hour, to reflect changes […]
District of Columbia: Changes to PFML
District of Columbia employees should expect an increase of leave amounts under the Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) beginning on […]
OFCCP Announces Online Portal to Certify Affirmative Action Programs
OFCCP has opened a portal for covered federal contractors to certify, on an annual basis, whether they have developed and […]
California: Adopts COVID Sick Leave Again
California has passed a new supplemental paid sick leave law requiring employers with more than 25 employees to provide them […]
California: Exempt Employee Minimum Salaries and Wages
Effective 1/1/2022, the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees will increase to $1,120 per week ($58,240 per year) for employers […]
Oregon: Expands Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA)
Effective 1/1/2022, during a public health emergency, employers that are covered by the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) will have […]
Massachusetts: Minimum Wage Increases
Massachusetts’s minimum wage will increase to $14.25 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $6.15 […]
Federal – Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests under the ADA
On January 14, 2022, the Job Accommodation Network published Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act outlining […]
Massachusetts COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave to End March 15
Employers May File for Reimbursement Until April 29 On March 3, 2022, Massachusetts has announced that the state’s COVID-19 emergency paid sick […]
SERVICE EMPLOYEES ONCE AGAIN ENTITLED TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN CONTRACTORS CHANGE
Recently, the Biden administration resurrected an Obama era executive order rescinded by the Trump administration. Executive Order 14055 restores the […]
NEW Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors
On Thursday, November 4, the Biden administration pushed back the deadline for compliance with the vaccination policy from December 8 […]