New Los Angeles County ordinance goes into effect September 3, 2024. The ordinance, which has a private right of action, requires significant changes to job postings, conditional offer letters, procedures for adjudicating... Read more »
At the end of February, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance adding several compliance requirements to the California Fair Chance Act requirements for employers considering the criminal history... Read more »
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously ruled Tuesday that seven activists’ “systemic proportionality challenge” to the constitutionality of Section 17A(3) of the Public Order Ordinance is not reasonably arguable. While... Read more »
Gina K. Janeiro, Elaine Luthens and Kaylyn R. Stanek author “St. Paul Issues Guidance on Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance,” published by SHRM. Source link Read more »
The City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Equal Protection (OEP) has announced that it will begin strict enforcement and compliance checks for local businesses to ensure they are complying with their obligations under the Pittsburgh... Read more »
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate. Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send state disability... Read more »
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening. State Law Enacted on December 14, 2023, and effective February 12, 2024, Pennsylvania’s House Bill No. 689 amends Pennsylvania law... Read more »
For Illinois employers, the new year brings a variety of new paid leave laws, the most recent being the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners... Read more »
Executive Summary: In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act). The PLAW Act specifically exempted the City of Chicago and certain municipalities in Cook... Read more »
Executive Summary: On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, which replaces the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. The new Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”)... Read more »