by Girish Anand | May 30, 2013 | State Labor Law
Nevada has just become the tenth state to ban most credit background checks by state employers effective Oct. 1, 2013. Originally, Senate Bill 127 banned every form of credit check by every form of employer, but in a subsequent compromise, financial institutions and...
by Girish Anand | May 29, 2013 | State Labor Law
A law effective this July 1 will restrict the the rights of employers in Colorado to conduct background credit checks during the hiring or promotion process except for limited exemptions. Employers will not be allowed to run credit checks unless they 1) are a bank or...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2013 | State Labor Law
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley this month signed legislation amending the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) mandating light-duty and other reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees who are temporarily disabled. The Reasonable Accommodations for...
by Girish Anand | May 15, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
New York will greet New Year's Day 2014 with a new state minimum wage law in effect, the rate rising from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour over a three-year period. The legislation was signed into law this past April 1. The minimum wage will first rise to $8 an hour,...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2013 | State Labor Law
Colorado legislators have passed and the governor has signed HB 1136, which allows workers at small businesses, defined as those companies with fewer than 15 employees, to take discrimination charges to court and win compensatory and punitive damage judgments as well...
by Girish Anand | Apr 30, 2013 | State Labor Law
Arkansas has passed legislation banning employers from requesting passwords to job applicants' and employees' social media accounts. Employers are also banned from asking applicants and employees to change their privacy settings or to add the employer on their...
