Illinois has enacted the Family Bereavement Leave Act (FBLA), an amendment to the Child Bereavement Leave Act, which expands the definition of family members covered by FBLA and includes fertility-related losses in the acceptable reasons an employee may use leave under the FBLA.  These amendments are effective January 1, 2023. Jackson Lewis:Illinois Expands Unpaid Child Bereavement Leave to […]

New EEOC guidance advises employers to ensure that any hiring tools based on algorithms or artificial intelligence (AI) do not negatively impact applicants with disabilities. Employers are responsible for vetting potential bias in AI-based hiring tools – even if the software is provided by a vendor. Other laws that aim at automated evaluation tools are […]

New York City: Effective November 1, 2022, all employers that have four or more employees are required to post minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage for positions in job listings. This law applies to positions that can or will be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City. Nationwide employers hiring […]

The Chicago City Council recently amended its sexual harassment ordinance. Effective July 1, 2022, employers in Chicago are required to have a written policy prohibiting sexual harassment, place a poster advising of this in a place that is visible to employees, and have their employees participate in mandatory annual training. Littler:Chicago Updates Its Anti-Harassment Law

Effective July 1, 2022, one new law will expand the types of workers who may be able to claim unemployment benefits. In another new law, local governments are precluded from enacting laws regulating work hours, scheduling, or employee output of private businesses. The measure became effective on May 5, 2022. Jackson Lewis:New Georgia Employment Laws […]

Effective July 1, 2022, the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act follows the liability standard of the federal Equal Pay Act, prohibiting employers from paying workers of one sex less than they pay those of the opposite sex for work that “requires equal skill, education, effort and responsibility, and which is performed under similar […]

By June 30, 2022, if California employers with five or more employees do not offer a 401(k) plan, they must register under the CalSavers Retirement Program and provide employee census information in order for CalSavers to automatically enroll eligible employees in a retirement savings program. Fenwick & West LLP:Eligible California Employers with 5 or More […]

The deadline to submit and certify the EEO-1 Component 1 Report is Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Organizations must file their information through the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System. EEOC: 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Jackson Lewis:2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Has Opened

DHS is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Beginning May 1, Employers will no longer be able to accept expired List B documents. If employers accepted expired List B identity documents during the effective date of the Temporary Policy (May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2022), employers must obtain updated I-9 […]

Beginning on October 1, 2023, businesses with 15 or more employees will be required to contribute to the Family Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program. The “Time to Care Act” will create an insurance program that will allow employees to take up to 12 weeks (up to 24 weeks for some employees) of paid leave to […]