Entries by ManagEase

Colorado: Add New Vacation Pay Requirements to the List of Wage and Hour Changes

APPLIES TO All Employers with CO Employees EFFECTIVE December 15, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In addition to the bevy of wage and hour changes we previously reported on, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (DLE) adopted its proposed rule concerning vacation pay. Generally speaking, Colorado employers have been required to pay […]

Maryland: Despite a Veto, Statewide Ban-the-Box Comes Into Play

APPLIES TO All Maryland Employers with 15+ Employees EFFECTIVE February 29, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Despite being previously vetoed by Governor Hogan, the Criminal Records Screening Act went into effect on February 29, 2020, because of state legislation that overrode the governor’s veto on January 30, 2020. The Act implements statewide ban-the-box […]

New Jersey: State WARN Act Rules Expanded For Mass Layoffs

APPLIES TO Employers with 100+ NJ Employees EFFECTIVE July 19, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 With COVID-19 sweeping the country and the world, businesses may suffer. For New Jersey employers with 100 or more employees, the rules for large reductions in force just got more strict. SB 3170 makes the following significant changes […]

New Jersey: Wage Statement Requirements Amended

APPLIES TO All Employers with 10+ NJ Employees EFFECTIVE May 20, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Senate Bill 1791 amends the Wage Payment Law (WPL) to require employers of New Jersey employees to provide additional information on wage statements. Where the WPL previously required employers to provide a statement of deductions only, the […]

Pennsylvania: New Overtime Rule Increases Exempt Salary Threshold

APPLIES TO All Employers with PA Employees EFFECTIVE Pending QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 31, 2020, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved a final regulation that increases the exempt salary threshold, extending overtime eligibility to more workers. The final regulation includes annual increases in 2021 and 2022, with adjustments following every three […]

March Updates

APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: Second Circuit: ERISA Plans Can Be Modified Absent Fraud or Mistake 10th Circuit: Colorado Home Healthcare Workers are Not Entitled to Overtime California: Wage and Hour Concerns for Coronavirus California:  Emergency Wildfire Smoke Regulations Renewed Again Denver, CO: […]

IMPORTANT! New Form I-9 Released

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE January 31, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued an updated Form I-9 for employers to begin using as of January 31, 2020. The new version is labeled 10/21/2019, and expires on 10/31/2022. The prior version, labeled 07/17/17 N, can still […]

New Form W-4 Does Not Apply to All State Tax Withholding – Are You Using the Right Forms?

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In December 2019, the IRS issued a new Form W-4 to reflect the elimination of withholding allowances because individuals can no longer claim personal or dependency exemptions. While this was intended to allow for more accurate federal tax withholding calculations, it […]