By: Alexandra (Sasha) Thaler The Department of Labor has extended the public comment period on its Proposed Rule for Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave, based on public comments received and the interest that has been expressed in this matter. The comment period was due to close on March 28; comments may now be submitted through […]
By Alexandra (Sasha) Thaler The Department of Labor (DOL) announced last Thursday that it has posted for comment its Proposed Rule implementing President Obama’s September 7, 2015 Executive Order (EO 13706), which requires certain federal contractors and their subcontractors to provide employees with up to 7 days (56 hours) of paid sick leave annually. The […]
Philadelphia is poised to join a growing list of cities and states (including Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and San Francisco) which in the last few years have begun to require employers to provide paid sick time (“PST”) to their employees. These laws allow employees to receive limited paid time off to care for their own health […]
Effective June 11, 2013, the New York City Human Rights Law is amended to prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against job applicants on the basis of unemployment status. The law also prohibits employers/employment agencies from publishing advertisements for any job in New York City that indicates that current employment is a requirement or […]
The United States Department of Labor has issued revised regulations to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that go into effect March 8, 2013. The revised regulations implement recent statutory amendments to the military leave provisions of the FMLA, update the FMLA notice employers must post, and contain other minor changes. The revised regulations also […]
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently clarified that a general release between an employer and employee will only be enforceable as to claims under the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act if the agreement is stated in “clear and unmistakable terms” and is “plainly worded and understandable to the average individual.” An enforceable release also must […]
Bello / Welsh once again has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the “Best Law Firms” in the area of labor and employment law, both nationally and in the Boston Metropolitan area. On October 1, 2012, Steve Weatherhead was a panelist at the FirmFuture – Practice Management & Legal Technology […]
Effective January 1, 2013 — and as a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, which transferred FCRA rulemaking authority from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — employers must begin using new Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) forms, including the […]
To protect employee privacy, effective December 12, 2012 employers in New York will be prohibited from requiring employees to disclose social security numbers for employment or employment services/privileges. The new law further prohibits requiring disclosure of only a portion of a social security number, thereby ending the common practice of providing only the last four […]
Effective January 31, 2013, staffing agencies will be required to comply with a new law concerning their employees. The “Temporary Workers Right to Know Act” will 1) require staffing agencies to provide certain workers with information pertaining to the employer and type of work to be performed, 2) restrict the nature and amount of fees […]