APPLIES TO All Employers with CA-Based Computer Professionals and Licensed Physician/Surgeons EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced the 2021 exemption rates for certain types of employees.  To qualify as exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements, employees in these professions must meet certain […]

APPLIES TO All Employers with CO Employees EFFECTIVE Upon Governor Declaration QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On November 3, 2020, Colorado voters approved Prop. 118 which permits employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave within a 12-month period. Qualifying reasons include: caring for their own serious health condition; […]

APPLIES TO All Employers with 10+ ME Employees EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In June of 2019, Governor Mills signed into law LD 369 which requires private employers of 10 or more employees to provide employees earned paid leave (EPL). Like paid sick leave, EPL accrues based on hours worked, […]

APPLIES TO Employers of VT Employees EFFECTIVE October 7, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Governor Scott authorized a second round of funding for the Vermont Frontline Employees Hazard Pay Grant Program which allows qualified employers to apply for benefits to give to their employees. Hazard pay is available to certain public safety, public […]

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE September 30, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 OSHA recently issued an FAQ for employers to follow to determine reporting obligations when an employee becomes sick with COVID-19 in the workplace. OSHA previously stated that employers must report a workplace illness or injury that results in (1) an in-patient […]