Among other features, the new guidance recommends that employers implement a COVID-19 prevention program and identifies key measures for limiting the spread of COVID-19. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more
Subject to certain very narrow exceptions, the new law will apply to virtually all Washington, DC, employees when it comes into effect later this year. Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed the Ban on...more
The Final Rule retains the “economic realities” test while focusing on two “core factors” in analyzing whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor but given the upcoming change in administration,...more
1/7/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
Wage and Hour
While the proposed rule retains the “economic realities test,” it consolidates the existing factors used to guide analysis of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act and focuses on two “core factors.”...more
9/25/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
Beginning October 1, 2020, new obligations and prohibitions take effect concerning Maryland’s antidiscrimination law, mass layoff procedures, salary histories, and more. ...more
5/20/2020
/ Dress Codes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Layoff Notices ,
New Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
Maryland employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal history during early stages of the hiring process. ...more
2/11/2020
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
General Assembly ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Vendors
Baltimore’s lactation accommodation law requires employers to provide breaks for expressing breast milk, create a distinct location where employees can express breast milk, and develop a written lactation accommodation...more