by Girish Anand | Sep 17, 2013 | ADA, State Labor Law
Effective Oct. 1, employers in Maryland with 15 or more on the payroll must provide pregnant employees with added reasonable accommodations going beyond those afforded by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)....
by Girish Anand | Sep 14, 2013 | E-Verify, State Labor Law, USCIS
Though exempting employees who work for fewer than nine months, North Carolina law now mandates that state, city and county governments all require all contractors and subcontractors to use the federal E-Verify system for employment eligibility verification. Gov. Pat...
by Girish Anand | Sep 10, 2013 | State Labor Law
A state Suprerior Court on Monday invalidated the Indiana right-to-work statute that requires unions to represent workers even if they choose not to pay union dues. Judge John Sedia ruled that the law runs counter to the Indiana constitution's ban on delivering...
by Girish Anand | Sep 7, 2013 | State Labor Law
New Jersey has enacted legislation banning "salary secrecy" and throwing open all personal information regarding one's own compensation, benefits, duties, job title and most everything else — provided the person seeking the information is a...
by Girish Anand | Sep 4, 2013 | State Labor Law
New Jersey has become the 12th state to forbid employers from seeking access to employees' or job applicants' social media login credentials. It also establishes penalties for retaliation based upon an employee's or applicant's refusal to provide such...
by Girish Anand | Aug 14, 2013 | NLRB, State Labor Law
In a law that became effective July 28, Washington State has forbidden employers from ever requesting login information to social media accounts from employees for any reason. Specifically, employers may not: Request, require, or coerce an employee to disclose login...