impactAlerts
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impactAlert: Tracey Ellison Publishes Column in The Daily Record on Workplace Violence
Read more: impactAlert: Tracey Ellison Publishes Column in The Daily Record on Workplace ViolenceTracey Ellison, Senior Consultant-Client Services with impactHR, published a column last month in The Daily Record (MD) on “Preventing Violence in the Workplace.” Ellison writes it’s more important than ever that employers and their employees be properly trained and prepared to help prevent incidences of workplace violence. Ellison details several steps employers can take to…
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impactAlert: Paid Leave Law Now in Effect for Maryland Employers
Read more: impactAlert: Paid Leave Law Now in Effect for Maryland EmployersMaryland’s recently enacted paid sick and safe leave law, known as the “Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (MHWFA),” is now in effect and enforceable as of February 11, 2018. The Maryland General Assembly last week considered moving the enforcement date of the new law to July 1, 2018, but the legislature was unable to pass…
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impactAlert: Maryland General Assembly Enacts Paid Leave Measure into Law
Read more: impactAlert: Maryland General Assembly Enacts Paid Leave Measure into LawThe Maryland General Assembly last Friday completed its override of the governor’s earlier veto, enacting into law the “Maryland Healthy Working Families Act,” a measure that requires businesses with at least 15 workers to provide five paid sick and safe leave days per year. The new law is set to take effect on February 11,…
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impactAlert: Karen Walsh Column Published in Baltimore Business Journal
Read more: impactAlert: Karen Walsh Column Published in Baltimore Business JournalKaren Walsh, Senior Consultant with impactHR, has a new column published in the Baltimore Business Journal on “How to address harassment in the workplace.” With a focus on the current spate of harassment claims in corporations across the country, Walsh identifies six steps that may help companies and organizations be proactive in addressing workplace harassment…
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impactAlert: OFCCP Issues Updated Disability Self-ID Form For Federal Contractors
Read more: impactAlert: OFCCP Issues Updated Disability Self-ID Form For Federal ContractorsThe US Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing a new Voluntary Self-Identification Form (CC-305) for federal contractors. Federal contractors, according to OFCCP, need to start using this new form immediately. OMB’s primary change in this form is to renew it with an…
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impactAlert: What’s Next for the Postponed Overtime Rules?
Read more: impactAlert: What’s Next for the Postponed Overtime Rules?A federal judge yesterday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rules set to go into effect on December 1. The judge, Amos Mazzant, ruled DOL likely overstepped its rulemaking authority by raising the salary threshold as high as it did and by implementing the automatic increase every…
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impactAlert: US Dept. of Labor Sues Federal Contractor for Employment Discrimination
Read more: impactAlert: US Dept. of Labor Sues Federal Contractor for Employment DiscriminationThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced announced it has filed a lawsuit against Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto, CA-based technology company, for systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants in its hiring process and selection procedures. Palantir currently provides software and data analysis services under federal contract to the…
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impactAlert: Maryland, DC Minimum Wage Increases Go into Effect Today, July 1
Read more: impactAlert: Maryland, DC Minimum Wage Increases Go into Effect Today, July 1As a reminder, effective today (July 1), the minimum wage in Maryland and the District of Columbia increases. For Maryland, the minimum wage rises from $8.25 per hour to $8.75 per hour. (The Maryland rate will further increase to $9.25 per hour on July 1, 2017 and to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018.)…
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impactAlert: US Department of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016
Read more: impactAlert: US Department of Labor Releases Final Overtime Rule, Goes into Effect Dec. 1, 2016The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled its final rule changing eligibility for overtime pay. This policy, which takes effect on December 1, 2016, doubles the salary threshold — from $23,660 to $47,476 per year — under which most salaried workers are eligible for overtime (hourly workers are generally guaranteed overtime pay regardless of…
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impactHR Alert: higher minimum wage for federal contractor employees takes effect
Read more: impactHR Alert: higher minimum wage for federal contractor employees takes effectThe minimum wage for employees with federal contractors has just increased to $10.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2016. The new wage requirement applies to new and replacement contracts (solicited on or after January 1, 2015) with employers covered by the Service Contract Act or any employer who handles concessions and services in connection with…