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Pennsylvania: Standard for Classifying Independent Contractors Further Clarified

APPLIES TO All Employers with PA Employees EFFECTIVE April 22, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Generally speaking, Pennsylvania employers are required to pay unemployment taxes on compensation paid to individuals who provide services to the employer.  In A Special Touch v. UC Tax Services, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court provided further clarification on how […]

Virginia: New Employee-Friendly Regulations Coming This Summer

APPLIES TO All Employers with VA Employees EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020, Unless Otherwise Noted QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On April 22, 2020, the Virginia 2020 General Assembly Session reconvened and passed a number of bills impacting employment practices.  Virginia employers will need to get ready for numerous changes, which include new regulations on […]

Washington: Changes and Expansion to Statewide Paid Family Medical Leave

APPLIES TO All Employers with 50+ WA Employees EFFECTIVE March 25, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Washington originally implemented its statewide, job-protected paid leave program in 2017, available for use as of January 1, 2020.  The Washington Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) Law provides qualifying employees paid leave benefits funded by employee payroll […]

May Updates

APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: 2019 EEO-1 Data Collection Suspended Until 2021 EEOC Suspends Issuance of Right-to-Sue Letters During Pandemic 9th Circuit: After-Acquired Evidence Permits Bar to Some ADA Claims 9th Circuit: Standalone Background Check Disclosure Can Accompany Other Documents Illinois: Businesses Challenge […]

Statute of Limitations Effectively Extended for ERISA Violations

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE February 26, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that the three-year statute of limitations for a violation of ERISA, under Section 1104 for breach of fiduciary duty, only applies where an employee had “actual knowledge” of […]