Labor Law Updates

The Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work poster has been updated to reflect two amendments to the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The first amendment requires an employer, during the hiring process, to provide the wage range for the position to which the applicant applied, and prohibits an employer from retaliating, seeking or relying on the applicant’s wage history in screening a job applicant. The second amendment prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for inquiring about their own wages. Order Updated Poster >

The Rhode Island Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The minimum wage will increase from $10.50 per hour to $11.50 per hour effective October 1, 2020. Order Updated Poster >

The Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect a phone number change for filing an unemployment insurance claim with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. Order Updated Poster >

The Maryland Health Insurance poster has been updated to reflect a name change to the agency. A new law was passed renaming the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to the Maryland Department of Labor. Order Updated Poster >

The Maryland Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect a name change to the agency. A new law was passed renaming the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to the Maryland Department of Labor. Order Updated Poster >

The District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act During COVID-19 poster has been updated to reflect that the temporary amendments to the District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act to create new job-protected leave for employees for various COVID-19 reasons has been extended through October 9, 2020. Order Updated Poster >

The California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave poster has been released by the California Department of Industrial Relations.  A new law requires certain employers to provide eligible employees with paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions are effective until December 31, 2020. Order Updated Poster >

The Illinois Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) poster has been released by the Illinois Department of Labor.  The VESSA Act allows employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to seek assistance. The Act also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence. Order Updated Poster >

The Colorado Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect the amending of the definition of race under the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Discrimination on the basis of one’s race now includes traits such as hair texture and type, and protective hairstyles that are commonly or historically associated with race.  The updated Fair Employment poster also replaces the state’s Pregnancy Accommodations poster. Employers are no longer required to post a separate Pregnancy Accommodations poster as information about the law is on the Fair Employment poster. Order Updated Poster >

The Virginia OSHA poster has been updated to reflect new mandatory penalty amounts for each serious violation, non-serious violation, and daily penalty for failing to correct a violation. The penalty for willful violations also increased. Order Updated Poster >