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NEWSLETTER MCCB HR

2nd Quarter News

2019

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MESSAGE FROM HR

MESSAGE FROM HR

“The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) in a 242–187 vote March 27. If the bill is ultimately signed into law, it would prohibit employers nationwide from asking job appli- cants about their salary history and require them to prove that pay dis- parities between men and women are job-related. “ There are critics of this measure. However, in 2018 similar bills were signed into law in several states around the country. HR will continue monitoring this and evaluating the implications. Additional legislation to keep on the radar: The Child Rearing and Development Leave Empowerment (CRADLE) Act , introduced a few weeks earlier by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, would let parents receive up to three months of paid leave if they postpone Social Security benefits and take leave from work. The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act , which pro- vides partial wage replacement for all Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) qualifying events funded by a payroll tax on employers and em- ployees. On March 28, for the first time in 50 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changing the definition of the "regular rate" of pay—the building block for calculating overtime. If the planned exclusions from the regular rate are adopted, employers may pay less in overtime. The proposed rule would exclude the following from the regular rate:  The cost of providing wellness programs and onsite specialist treatment.  Reimbursed expenses, including travel expenses that do not exceed the maximum travel reimbursement under the Federal Travel Regulation system.  Accident, unemployment and legal services, which the DOL considers to be benefits plans.

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