The Massachusetts legislature has introduced a series of employment- and labor-related bills that, if enacted, will require employers across the Commonwealth to establish, revisit or revise policies and practices.
Whether it lasts for days, weeks, or months, a shutdown generally means that U.S. government employees, other than “essential” personnel, are placed on furlough and are not able to work.
On September 21, 2023, the NY Department of Health issued guidance addressing the due dates for submitting various Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law compliance certifications and statements.
Effective January 1, 2024, the Rhode Island Payment of Wages Act will make a knowing and willful wage and hour violation punishable as a criminal felony.
Earlier this year, New York State joined a growing number of states and cities that have passed laws mandating salary disclosure when advertising open positions. The NY DOL recently published proposed regulations for this new law.
On September 14, 2023, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a state of emergency due to Hurricane Lee’s anticipated landfall on the Pine Tree state, triggering a costly hazard pay measure for nearly all employers in Portland.
Proposed legislation would create a new “Fast Food Council” with limited authority to recommend employment regulations, set $20/hr minimum wage for workers in this industry, and allow the IWC to remain de-funded.
WPI’s Labor Day Report examines the state of the workforce, federal agency activity, state and local trends, and what’s in store for employers in the months ahead.
The DOL’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on white collar overtime exemptions is proposing that, except for American Samoa, salary level increases triggering exemption apply also in the U.S territories, including Puerto Rico.
On July 20, 2023, UK’s Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent and is currently expected to come into force in Summer 2024, though a precise date has not yet been confirmed by the government.
