The federal government’s Form I-9, used by HR departments across the country to verify workers’ employment eligibility, is expiring at the end of the month on 8/31/2019.In March 2019, the USCIS published a Notice in the Federal Register proposing an...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued three new opinion letters that address common questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the opinion letters address specific situations that are not applicable to every business, they do provide...
Virginia has a new law that went into effect July 1, 2019, regarding employee access to personnel records. The Virginia law is a first of its kind, but more and more states are adopting such statutes. Laws requiring access to personnel documents vary by state....
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced their web-based portal for the submission of the Component 2 EEO-1 reports for 2017 and 2018 will be active by July 15, 2019 via the Component 2 EEO-1 Online Filing System. The EEOC has contracted with...
With the signature of Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut has become the 7thstate to mandate paid family leave, joining California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia. Although the new law only directly impacts...