by Girish Anand | Jul 18, 2013 | Random Musings
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed HB 2950 to add bereavement to the list of protected leave categories under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA), effective Jan. 1, 2014. Under the law, employees within 60 days of the death of a family member will be able to take...
by Girish Anand | Jul 18, 2013 | EPA
The Ariel Rios Building housing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now the William Jefferson Clinton Building, thanks to legislation introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D.-Calif. The Ariel Rios name, which honored a fallen agent of the Bureau of Alcohol,...
by Girish Anand | Jul 17, 2013 | Health Care Reform
Regardless of the fact that the Employer Shared Responsibility "play or pay" assessment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) has been delayed until 2015, Massachusetts has dropped its similar penalty provision effective this July 1 in deference to...
by Girish Anand | Jul 17, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday signed legislation to raise the Rhode Island minimum wage to $8 an hour on Jan. 1, 2014, up from the current $7.75. Nearby Massachusetts has an $8 minimum wage in place, and Connecticut's rate stands at $8.25.
by Girish Anand | Jul 15, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
Yesterday, Idaho became the third state after Mississippi and Florida to join the Records and Information from DMWs for E-Verify (RIDE) program, which collects driver's license and state ID information from participating states to be used in the employment...
