November 2010

West Virginia Workers are Now Eligible for Unemployment Compensation using Alternative Base Period Wages West Virginia’s Unemployment Benefits poster has been updated as a result of legislation passed in May, 2009 (WV SB 246) which amended West Virginia’s Unemployment Compensation Law. The terms “alternative base period” and “alternative base period wages’” were added to the Read more

Break Time for Nursing Mothers: A Fact Sheet for Employers On July 25, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a fact sheet addressing a recently enacted requirement – found in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – that employers provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers to express breast milk. The Read more

New 2011 Washington, D.C. Mandatory Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act Official Notice The District of Columbia has released the long-awaited mandatory-to-post Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 (ASSLA) Official Notice. The ASSLA requires employers in the District of Columbia to provide paid leave to employees for illness and for absences associated with Read more

Raising Awareness About Indoor Heat Illness is a Year-round Concern Raising awareness about the causes, consequences and prevention of heat illness in indoor working environments, particularly during the hot summer months, can have a significant impact in reducing the number of heat-related illnesses in the workplace. However, indoor heat illness in high risk environments is Read more