Monthly Archives: September 2021

Applies to:          All Employers Effective:             August 13, 2021 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently updated its COVID-19 guidance to mirror those put forth by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It also reorganized Appendix recommendations for certain manufacturing, food, and agricultural processing industries. Generally, the guidance puts forth 11 steps of multi-layered

Applies to:          All Employers with DE, NJ, and PA Employees Effective:             August 10, 2021 In Travers v. Federal Express Corp., the Third Circuit Court of Appeal said that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) requires employers to pay employees for military leave if they also pay employees for other similar

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             September 15, 2021 In 2020, AB 51 was set to prohibit employers from requiring mandatory arbitration agreements with employees as a condition of employment. Soon after enactment, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction preventing AB 51 from going into effect, specifically for arbitration agreements subject

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             September 15, 2021 In 2020, AB 51 was set to prohibit employers from requiring mandatory arbitration agreements with employees as a condition of employment. Soon after enactment, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction preventing AB 51 from going into effect, specifically for arbitration agreements subject

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             May 26, 2021 In All of Us or None v. Hamrick, the California Court of Appeal stated that the electronic court criminal records cannot be searchable by protected personal information. California Rules of Court, Rule 2.507(c) requires that courts exclude “date of birth” and “driver’s license number”

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             May 26, 2021 In All of Us or None v. Hamrick, the California Court of Appeal stated that the electronic court criminal records cannot be searchable by protected personal information. California Rules of Court, Rule 2.507(c) requires that courts exclude “date of birth” and “driver’s license number”

Applies to:          Employers with IL Employees who file EEO-1 Reports Effective:             June 25, 2021 Earlier this year, Illinois passed SB 1480, a bill that amended the Illinois Equal Pay Act to require employers who currently file federal EEO-1 reports to also submit similar pay and demographic information to the state. Employers of 100 or more

Applies to:          Employers with IL Employees who file EEO-1 Reports Effective:             June 25, 2021 Earlier this year, Illinois passed SB 1480, a bill that amended the Illinois Equal Pay Act to require employers who currently file federal EEO-1 reports to also submit similar pay and demographic information to the state. Employers of 100 or more

Applies to:          All Employers with IL Employees Effective:             August 20, 2021 The Illinois Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) has been amended to offer greater protections for victims of crime, effective August 20, 2021. VESSA provides up to 12 workweeks of job-protected leave during any 12-month period to address domestic, sexual, or gender violence.

Applies to:          All Employers with Tipped MA Employees Effective:             August 23, 2021 In Hovagimian v. Concert Blue Hill, LLC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated that the Massachusetts Tips Act requires employers to pay service employees for any “service charge” listed on a customer invoice, even if the service charge is intended as an administrative