Archive for October 2017

DC’s Scheduling Law Could Have Been Worse Although the Building Service Employees Minimum Work Week Act of 2016 may be a headache for many employers, the original law contained provisions that would have caused even greater time, resources and penalties for D.C. businesses. Some of the provisions that were cut from the bill included a…

New Hampshire’s Law is Minimal, but Part of Typical Scheduling Regulations New Hampshire isn’t typically considered a state with secure scheduling or advanced scheduling laws. That’s because the state hasn’t passed full scheduling employment laws. However New Hampshire has passed a law that is typically the first step in typical scheduling laws. Senate Bill 146…

Cities and States Across the USA Consider Secure Scheduling Laws Sometimes called secure scheduling, fair scheduling, or restrictive scheduling, new employment laws are creating major compliance requirements for businesses. Currently, 5 cities and 1 state have passed some form of a scheduling law. Current Fair or Advanced Scheduling Law The first secure scheduling ordinance was…

Chicago Proposes Widespread Restrictive Scheduling Ordinance Chicago may soon follow San Francisco, Seattle, and Oregon by enacting a fair scheduling ordinance. The new ordinance was proposed in June and has not yet been voted on by city council members. Hailed as the newest progressive policy, secure scheduling law’s claim to create fairness for part time…

Sick Leave Initiative is Narrowly Defeated On October 3, 2017, in a vote of 91,000, the Albuquerque Sick Leave Initiative failed by only about 700 votes. The battle over this particular initiative has been raging since May 2016 had has gone through several court decisions to make it to the ballots. In the final hours…

Overview of Tacoma Paid Leave Ordinance Tacoma was the third city in Washington State to adopt paid sick leave laws. Under the Tacoma paid leave Ordinance, every employee who works 80+ hours inside city limits is eligible to receive sick time off. Unlike other cities and states, Tacoma offers no exceptions to businesses, regardless of…

Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act Overview One of the very first things the Rhode Island legislature enacted in the new session was a statewide sick leave law. The Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act was overwhelmingly supported in a 59 to 11 pass on September 19, 2017. The new law takes effect…

Overview of the Minneapolis Sick Leave Ordinance Court Battle The Minneapolis Sick Leave Ordinance was passed in 2016. However, the law didn’t stand long without a challenge. Shortly afterwards the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce challenged the law in court. The challenge had two points of contention against the sick leave ordinance. First, the ordinance included…

Taking Leave During and Following a Natural Disaster The California wildfires have caused tragic results in life and property and still rage on. Unfortunately, these fires are destroying both homes and businesses.  As with many other natural disasters before it, Americans have proved to respond quickly and compassionately during a natural disaster. Still, for business…

California Wildfires Create Employer Labor Compliance Issues California’s wildfire season officially started in October, yet it is already the worst wildfire year in the state’s history. Tragically, many homes and businesses have been destroyed by wildfires. In wine country, workers would have returned to the wine presses and instead, have had to evacuate. As a…