This week, we look at a range of pay disclosure requirements that have come into effect in New York and New Jersey in the second half of 2022.

Pay Disclosure Requirements Growing for New York and New Jersey Employers

All employers in Jersey City, New Jersey, with more than five employees are required to include salary ranges in job postings and have been since June 15. A similar job-posting wage disclosure ordinance took effect on September 1 in Ithaca, New York, and employers in New York City and Westchester County are preparing for pay disclosure requirements to take effect in early November. Read more - ebglaw.com/insights/pay-disclosure-requirements-multiplying-throughout-new-york-and-new-jersey/.

In addition to the requirements coming into effect, on the final day of this year’s session, the New York State Legislature passed a bill to extend salary disclosure requirements across the state.

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No Vax? No Problem. NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers Will End as of November 1st, 2022
Workforce Bulletin
Susan Gross Sholinsky, Steve Swirsky, Lauri Rasnick, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper
workforcebulletin.com/2022/09/22/no-vax-no-problem-nycs-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-private-employers-will-end-as-of-november-1st-2022/

Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies the A’s and C’s of Independent Contractor Status
Workforce Bulletin
Greg Keating, Ashley Krezmien
workforcebulletin.com/2022/09/22/massachusetts-appeals-court-clarifies-the-as-and-cs-of-independent-contractor-status/

Workforce (re)calibrated: Epstein Becker Green’s 41st Annual Workforce Management Briefing
Events
October 3, 2022
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This week, we look at labor law and pay developments from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and in California.

NLRB Continues Union-Friendly Direction

Two recent actions from the NLRB show a continued pro-employee push. The agency took on dress code policies at the end of last month, and published its broad proposed joint-employer rule last week.

Read more:

* managementmemo.com/2022/09/01/tesla-gets-a-dressing-down-by-the-nlrb/
* ebglaw.com/insights/steve-swirsky-quoted-in-3-takeaways-from-the-nlrbs-joint-employer-rule-redux/

California Passes FAST Act

California’s Governor Newsom celebrated Labor Day by signing the controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery, or FAST, Act into law. Learn more - ebglaw.com/insights/the-high-price-of-a-seat-at-the-fast-food-council-table-a-b-257-brings-rising-labor-costs-to-the-fast-food-industry/

Pay Transparency in California

Also in California, the state legislature passed a bill dramatically increasing pay transparency regulation.

Other Highlights


No More Exceptions: What to Do When the California Privacy Exemptions for Employee, Applicant and B2B Data Expire on January 1, 2023
Workforce Bulletin
Greg Krabacher, Brian Cesaratto, Chris Taylor
workforcebulletin.com/2022/09/08/no-more-exceptions-what-to-do-when-the-california-privacy-exemptions-for-employee-applicant-and-b2b-data-expire-on-january-1-2023/

“The Doctor Is Out”: Seeing Physician Retention, Compensation, and Staffing More Clearly
Webinar
Colin McCulloch, Elizabeth Kastner
ebglaw.com/insights/the-doctor-is-out-seeing-physician-retention-compensation-and-staffing-more-clearly/

Practical Guidance on Pay Equity Audits and the Equal Pay Act
LexisNexis
Bob O’Hara
ebglaw.com/insights/robert-ohara-provides-practical-guidance-on-pay-equity-audits-and-the-equal-pay-act/

Q&A Guide Trade Secret Laws: Illinois
Thomson Reuters Practical Law
Pete Steinmeyer, David Clark
ebglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trade-Secret-Laws-Illinois-Steinmeyer-Clark-2022-Thomson-Reuters-QA.pdf

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Two and a half years into the pandemic, it appears that remote work is here to stay in virtually all industries, to varying degrees. How do restrictive covenants work in this remote work era?

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This week, we discuss updates on COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, what employers should know about monkeypox, and EEO-1 pay data reporting.

CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that asymptomatic individuals who suspect COVID-19 exposure wear a mask for 10 days rather than quarantine. Many states follow CDC guidance, but some have their own guidelines, so employers are checking requirements in their locations and updating policies to remain in compliance. Read more – workforcebulletin.com/2022/08/17/cdc-eliminates-quarantine-requirements-for-covid-19-exposure/

Employers Monitor Monkeypox Outbreak

While COVID-19 requirements seem to be easing, employers are closely watching the most recent public health emergency: monkeypox. The CDC has released information for health care professionals, but there has been no federal monkeypox guidance for the general workplace as of now. Employers have a general duty to provide a safe work environment under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and they should keep monitoring the CDC for any future guidance. Learn more - 2ec2b246x45d31849pmcrgzb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Thomson-Reuters-Practical-Law-QAndA-What-Employers-Need-to-Know-About-Monkeypox-w-036-4780-HoughtonLaGreca-Hughes-2022.pdf

EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting to Return

A recent announcement by Commissioner Keith Sonderling of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that pay data reporting "is coming" is the latest indication that EEO-1 Component 2 data will be required in the future. This means employers would once again have to report compensation data categorized by race, sex, ethnicity, and more.

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UPDATE: Referendum Petitions Halt Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Increases in Los Angeles and Downey
Insights
Adam Abrahms, Juan Larios, Sahar Shiralian
ebglaw.com/insights/update-referendum-petitions-halt-healthcare-worker-minimum-wage-increases-in-los-angeles-and-downey/

Michigan Court Stays Minimum Wage Increase and Sick Pay Change Until February 2023
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Chelsea Hadaway
wagehourblog.com/2022/08/articles/state-wage-and-hour-laws/michigan-court-stays-minimum-wage-increase-and-sick-pay-change-until-february-2023/

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