People Risk Management Today

OSHA Voluntary Protection Program On May 4, 2017, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed legislation (S.B. 818) establishing a Voluntary Protection Program in the Division of Labor and Industry. Under the...

Employment of Minors On July 9, 2017, Maine Senate Paper 548 became law without the governor’s signature as an emergency measure. The law conforms state law to federal law while...

Minneapolis Minimum Wage On June 30, 2017, the Minneapolis City Council passed a $15 minimum wage ordinance. According to the ordinance, employers with 100 or more employees (large business) must...

Discrimination Updates On June 30, 2017, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed legislation (S.B. 43) modifying current unlawful discriminatory practices requiring the adverse decision or action be motivated by a protected...

Corporate and Personal Income Tax Rate On June 28, 2017, North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Current Operation Appropriations Act (S.B. 257) was overridden by the House. Subsequently,...

No Smoking Poster On March 21, 2017, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation (S.B. 2024) notifying owners, operators, managers, or other persons in control of a public place or...

Tip Pooling On July 5, 2017, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed legislation (S.B. 37) permitting employees who participate in a tip pool to provide a portion of the common...

Sick Time Law Amended On June 29, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed legislation (S.B. 299) making the following clarifications: Employers may cap annual accrual of sick time at 40...

Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance Adds Protections On June 22, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed Bill 170334 modifying existing law by adding a provision authorizing the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations...

Payment of Wages and Unauthorized Deductions On July 5, 2017, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed legislation (S.B. 350) prohibiting employers from making deductions from an employee’s wages except for...

Personal and Corporate Income Taxpayers’ Revenue Procedure The South Carolina Department of Revenue has issued a revenue procedure to assist personal and corporate income taxpayers in complying with the relevant...

Seattle City Council Approves Tax on High Income Earners On July 10, 2017, the Seattle City Council approved legislation (Council Bill 119002) to impose a personal income tax at the...