On October 12, 2017, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 168. Consistent with some other state laws and local ordinances passed by certain municipalities like San Francisco, the new law prohibits the inquiry and use of prior salary information except in limited situations. The new law will be contained in Labor Code section 432.3 and becomes
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US OSHA Opens Injury Tracking Electronic Portal
By Labor & Employment on
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. OSHA) has established a new electronic portal for employers to file web based reports of workplace injuries or illnesses.
Read the full article at HRUSA here: http://blog.hrusa.com/blog/us-osha-opens-injury-tracking-electronic-portal/
Obama’s Overtime Rule Struck Down By Court
By Michelle Covington on
A Texas federal court struck down a rule that would have expanded those eligible for overtime pay. The Department of Labor’s rule would have required overtime pay to most salaried employees who earn less than $47,476 annually. This would have been a dramatic increase from the current salary level of $23,660. The rule was expected…
ATTENTION EEO-1 EMPLOYERS –YOU DON’T HAVE TO REPORT PAY DATA TO THE EEOC IN MARCH 2018 AFTER ALL
By Beth V. West on
On August 29, 2017, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued a memo to the EEOC advising that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is initiating a review and an immediate stay of the effectiveness of those aspects of the EEO-1 form that were revised on September 29, 2016. Those revisions included…
San Francisco Passes “Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance”
On June 30, 2017, San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee signed an ordinance, providing employees in the City of San Francisco with additional lactation rights. The “Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance,” will take effect on January 1, 2018 and applies to all City employees, including those who work part-time. The ordinance is similar to existing…