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Maryland has passes a new Sick and Safe Leave law which allows paid or unpaid leave rights for employees as well as obligations for employers. Under the new law, employers with 15 or more employees must provide paid earned sick and safe leave at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns. Employers with 14 or fewer employees must provide employees unpaid earned sick and safe leave. Leave is accrued at a rate of one hour per every 30 hours worked. Employees can accrue up to 40 hours of pai …

Meeting Legal Obligations As A Business By Displaying The Latest Labor Law PostersThe Federal labor laws are simply laws guiding businesses which employees and employers must strictly adhere to. Labor law compliance posters apply to different companies and their size of employees. However, it is highly recommended for business owners, including small business owners, to follow their labor law poster strictly.What Are Labor Law Posters?Labor law posters are the mandated Federal and State employme …

Using Labor Law Compliance Center To Stay Up To Date On Labor Laws Is your business in compliance with the latest labor laws? Do your employees know their rights when it comes to the workplace environment? Do you regularly check to ensure that you are fully compliant with the current laws? Running a business can come with a regular stream of issues that you can’t control; such as high economic failure rate, tough competition, and limited cash flow; and the last thing you want to worry about is …

Alaska has revised the Summary of Alaska Child Labor Law Poster with additional restrictions. The revised notice now specifies a restriction of employment for those under the age of 21 from working in any and all branches of the cannabis / marijuana industry. This includes industries that plant, cultivate, process, package, transport or sell these products. Details can be found at Alaska Statute 17.38.070.Click here to purchase an updated Alaska poster. …

Virginia employers are required to post both the EITC and CLI notices. The EITC or Earned Income Tax Credit is a tax credit program designed to benefit low income working families. For the 2017 tax year, employees who earn less than $53,930 and have a qualifying child, as well as employees who earn less than $20,600 and have no qualifying children, may be eligible for the federal EITC. Research shows that often these tax benefits go unclaimed. For this reason, employers in Virginia are required …