Category: HR Law Alert

HR Law Alert: Virginia Increases Minimum Wage and Requires Training for Hotel Employees

HR Law Alert: Virginia Increases Minimum Wage and Requires Training for Hotel Employees

The following changes to Virginia employment law apply as of January 1, 2023. Minimum Wage The state’s minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees remains at $2.13 per hour. Human Trafficking Training for Hotel Employees Hotel employers of any size must train employees how to recognize and […]

HR Law Alert: Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increases

HR Law Alert: Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increases

Beginning on January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for work performed on or in connection with federal contracts will increase as follows: For contracts covered by Executive Order 13658: the minimum wage will increase to $12.15 per hour and the minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $8.50 per hour. For contracts covered by Executive Order […]

HR Law Alert: DC Requires Sexual Harassment Training and Reporting for Employers with Tipped Workers

HR Law Alert: DC Requires Sexual Harassment Training and Reporting for Employers with Tipped Workers

The District of Columbia now requires that employers of all sizes that have one or more tipped employees (i.e., those they take a tip credit for) provide sexual harassment training by the end of the year and submit certain certification and documentation to the DC Office of Human Rights (OHR). These requirements were enacted in […]

HR Law Alert: USERRA and Form I-9 Updates

HR Law Alert: USERRA and Form I-9 Updates

It’s feast or famine with federal employment law news, and this month, we are well fed! USERRA Expanded to Protect FEMA Workers The federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), which applies to employers of all sizes, has been expanded to provide employment protections to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reservists while they […]

HR Law Alert: DC Expands Antidiscrimination Protections

HR Law Alert: DC Expands Antidiscrimination Protections

The District of Columbia has amended its antidiscrimination law to add homeless status as a protected characteristic, to broadly define harassment and sexual harassment, and to cover independent contractors. DC’s antidiscrimination law applies to employers of all sizes. The changes apply as of October 1, 2022. Homeless Status DC now includes homeless status as a […]

HR Alert: Virginia Changes Overtime Law to Align with FLSA

HR Alert: Virginia Changes Overtime Law to Align with FLSA

There’s good news for employers in Virginia – the state is once again for lovers of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). You may recall that there were confusing changes to the state’s overtime laws that took effect last July. Those changes affected overtime calculations and use of the fluctuating workweek for salaried non-exempt employees […]

HR Alert: IRS Increases Mileage Reimbursement Rate Starting July 1

HR Alert: IRS Increases Mileage Reimbursement Rate Starting July 1

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that its optional standard mileage rate will increase to 62.5 cents per mile driven for business purposes. The increase takes effect on July 1, 2022. Use of this rate is optional, though it is widely used by employers as a standard rate for calculating mileage reimbursement for employees […]

HR Law Alert: Form I-9 Rule Flexibilities Ending Soon

HR Law Alert: Form I-9 Rule Flexibilities Ending Soon

DHS Ending Temporary Policy for Form I-9 Identity DocumentsBeginning May 1, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending its temporary Form I-9 policy that allows employers to accept List B documents that expired on or after March 1, 2020. DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulty of renewing documents during […]