The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released an updated technical assistance document detailing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers job applicants and employees with visual disabilities. The guidance includes examples of questions an employer cannot ask an applicant. SheppardMullin:EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on Visual Disabilities in the Workplace EEOC:Visual Disabilities in […]

For the second year in a row, the manufacturing industry has fallen victim to more cyberattacks than any other major business sector.  This article explains the importance of having contingency plans to mitigate vulnerability to cyber threats. Jackson Lewis:Dealing with the Growing Threat of Cyberattacks in Manufacturing Sector: What Employers Need to Know

The first, effective immediately, amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (DTLSA).  Illinois employers who use temporary employees are now required to provide the staffing company with information regarding their regular employees’ job duties, pay, and benefits, allowing the staffing company to comply with new equal pay and equal benefits obligations. In the second bill, starting January 1, 2025, Illinois employers with […]

The Texas legislature meets only for approximately six months every other year. During this most recent session, many employment-related legislations were signed into law.  This article summarizes some of these new laws and how they impact Texas employers. Littler:Texas Governor Signs Preemption Bill, CROWN Act, and Other Legislation into Law

California employers with 25 or more employees must permit up to 40 hours of unpaid time off each year to parents to 1) find, enroll, or re-enroll their child in school or with a licensed childcare provider, 2) participate in activities of the school or childcare provider, and 3) address a childcare provider or school emergency. Jackson Lewis:Employee […]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the forthcoming publication of an updated Form I-9.  The new form will become available for use on August 1, 2023.  Beginning Nov. 1, 2023, only the new Form I‑9 dated ”08/01/2023” may be used. The agency has also published a final rule – also effective August 1 – allowing E-Verify employers to […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that the 2022 EEO-1 Reporting has been delayed until the fall of 2023 as the EEOC is currently completing a mandatory, three-year renewal of the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Littler:2022 EEO-1 Reporting Again Delayed EEOC:2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection

OSHA has announced a new compliance obligation for establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries. Effective January 1, 2024, covered employers must electronically submit information from their 1) Form 300-Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and 2) Form 301-Injury and Illness Incident Report to OSHA once a year, in addition to 3) […]

Effective July 31, New Jersey employers will be required to 1) electronically submit post-termination notification to the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJ DOL), 2) submit Form BC-10 to both the separated employee and the NJ DOL, and 3) submit information to the NJ DOL regarding the separated employee to assist with the unemployment […]

Effective January 1, 2024, Hawaii employers with 50 or more employees will be required to disclose in job listings an hourly rate or salary range that reasonably reflects the actual expected compensation for the role. Hawaii also expanded its equal pay requirements by prohibiting an employer from paying employees in “any protected category” listed in […]