California just continues to plow new territory in employment law and business mandates. Most recently, Governor Gavin Newsom, who pundits believe is positioning himself for a possible 2024 run for President, on Tuesday signed into law SB 1162, which will require California employers with 15 or more workers to include pay ranges in all job…
Read More »Tennessee wasn’t alone implementing new laws on July 1, as two of its neighbors to the south also added new employment laws. The newly enacted Equal Pay Act in Mississippi became effective on the 1st of this month making the Magnolia State the last in the nation to enact a pay equity law. Under its…
Read More »Following the lead of New York City, the New York legislature passed legislation this week mandating that employers post the range of compensation for any job, promotion or transfer opportunity. If signed by Governor Hochul as expected, S.9427 will apply to all employers which includes employment agents and recruiters, with four or more employees who…
Read More »One Fair Wage, the wholly-owned non-profit political arm of the Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) that is backed (and financed?) by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is now bringing pressure on company stockholders to eliminate tip credits. Through stockholders, including the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed…
Read More »The New York City Council overwhelmingly voted last week to delay the effective date of its new pay transparency law by five months. Originally scheduled to become effective one week from Sunday, on May 15, the law will not now take effect until November 1. The ordinance requires employers with 4 or more employees to…
Read More »With Governor Tate Reeves adding his signature earlier last week, the state of Mississippi became the 50th and final state to add a pay equity law to its books. The new Mississippi law (HB. 770), which takes effect on July 1, 2022, prohibits employers from paying “an employee a wage at a rate less than…
Read More »Less than one year ago, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) took effect dramatically diverting the state’s overtime pay laws from its long-standing reliance on the federal standards set forth in the Fair Labor Standard Act. Come July 1 of this year, Virginia will again align its overtime standards with the federal standard. The VOWA…
Read More »It seems that imposing salary range disclosure requirements on the employer community is the new minimum wage fight for this year. New York City was one of the first to lead that parade and the New York City Human Rights Commission, which will enforce the requirement, has finally released its guidance on the mandate. Any…
Read More »The Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) last changed when Governor Pritzker signed the most recent amendment into law last June – a change that didn’t fully take effect until today, so Illinois employers may need to be reminded of their obligations under the IEPA. As amended, the IEPA requires all private businesses with more than…
Read More »Washington state lawmakers have passed legislation (S.5761) that will require employers to disclose the starting salary for open positions to all job applicants at the beginning of the process. For the past three years, the Evergreen State has mandated that employers provide applicants with the salary range and benefits, but only when a job offer…
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