ComplianceHR Updates

It’s definitely not January, but the number of labor and employment law updates taking effect kind of makes it feel that way. This summer, especially July, is shaping up to be busy.

As the remote work and hybrid work trends continue, so have questions about which employment laws apply to remote workers. Earlier this month, Littler released a short video addressing the question “How do I identify the state employment laws that apply to our remote workers?” Although the answer is definitely not clear cut, our solutions can help you navigate your own questions that arise.

With the increasing popularity of hybrid and remote work environments, many people have asked if we have a remote work solution to help with employment law questions surrounding hybrid and remote work. Although we don’t offer a remote work solution per se, our solutions can help answer remote work questions. Here are a few common scenarios.

One of my remote employees moved to a new jurisdiction…

Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with some time off to relax and enjoy your favorite things. Now, it’s back to work and time to catch up on some of the employment law updates that rolled in with the new year. As we mentioned last month, there were quite a few updates that took effect, so the next two blog posts will be focused on reviewing some of these updates.

Minimum Wage Report
The new year always ushers in new minimum wage rates. Be sure to check out your jurisdictions in our Minimum Wage report to see if there are updates. If you use the Reference Center to access the Minimum Wage report, you will be able to use our new content smart links which allow you to create links that you can save or share.

Navigator Leave Forms
Our Navigator Leave Forms have been updated to include California’s expansion of the definition of “family member” to include a designated person. These changes affected the Request for Leave, Notice of Eligibility, and Designation Notice forms. Navigator Leave forms are accessible through the Navigator Leave card.

Navigator Leave Rapid Reference
If you have questions about permissible reasons for leave and California’s updated family member definition, be sure to check out the Navigator Leave Rapid Reference, accessible through the Reference Center and the Navigator Leave card. This solution also has some additional information about Colorado’s Paid Family and Medical Leave, found under Use of Paid Time Off Benefits.

Paid Sick Leave Report
Check out the Paid Sick Leave report to see updated information on payment of leave for Colorado’s Paid Family and Medical Leave. This is also a great opportunity to check out the new Paid Sick Leave report, accessible through the Navigator Leave card and through the Reference Center, where you will find extra features.

Navigator Onboarding
If you are in Colorado, you are now required to provide notification about the state’s paid family and medical leave program. Our Offer Letter, accessible through Navigator Onboarding, has been updated with verbiage regarding this notification.

Rhode Island’s salary history ban took effect on the first of the year. The job application in Navigator Employ has been updated to reflect this change.

Be sure to check out next week's blog because we will cover a few more of the new 2023 updates.  If you have any questions, please contact support@compliancehr.com.

We have some exciting news to share! We know some of you have wished, some have even asked, for an easy way to copy, share, and revisit content on our solutions. You’ve wanted a way to create a link you can reference later without having to go back through the solution from the beginning. Well, that day has come! We now have content smart links!

Have you ever wished you could use our solutions to compare a single topic in one jurisdiction to a second jurisdiction without having to click away from the first jurisdiction's content? If so, you’re in luck! The Minimum Wage Report we released earlier this year includes a helpful feature that gives you a fast and easy way to generate side-by-side comparisons. Spoiler alert: This feature will also be a part of our new Reference Center Reports that are currently in development!

To use the compare feature in the Minimum Wage Report, select one of the jurisdictions you would like to compare and expand the content. Then click on the blue arrows next to the topic you are interested in:

Last month, we introduced our new Minimum Wage report, which we designed to help make finding and comparing minimum wage information, including info on tip credits, easier for you. Now we are excited to announce our first enhancement to the Minimum Wage report: a more convenient way to view relevant additional information!

We are excited to announce the release of our new Minimum Wage report! We took our existing minimum wage content, which includes requirements for non-exempt employees and basic information about tip credits, and updated it with a robust new interface.