On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act). The Act has significant implications for D.C. employers, even those that do not use...more
On October 1, 2020, a new Maryland law related to compensation will:
- prohibit employers from requesting or relying on job applicants’ prior pay history to make decisions about employment or initial pay in most...more
8/20/2020
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Equal Pay ,
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Effective July 27, 2020, Virginia employers must comply with new COVID-19 workplace safety standards, known as the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS applies to all employers subject to the jurisdiction of the...more
Benefits will be available to employees under the District of Columbia’s paid family and medical leave program, known as D.C. Paid Family Leave (DCPFL), starting July 1, 2020. ...more
The Mayor of the District of Columbia recently signed two emergency laws that expand obligations of employers to provide leave to employees for COVID-19 reasons...more
As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia...more
1/13/2020
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Ban the Box ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Records ,
Exemptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
LGBTQ ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Records ,
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Sexual Assault ,
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Sick Leave ,
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Wages
As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the District of Columbia in...more
1/13/2020
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Domestic Violence ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Human Rights Act ,
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Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
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Tipped Employees ,
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Wage Garnishment
On August 9, 2019, the D.C. Office of Employment Services (DOES) took another step toward full implementation of D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (UPLA) by issuing proposed benefits regulations. In a recent...more
8/27/2019
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Compensation & Benefits ,
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Employment Policies ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
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We previously blogged about the requirements of Maryland’s new paid sick leave law, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. That law took effect on February 11, 2018, despite efforts by a number of lawmakers to delay it. ...more