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APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE February 15, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 11, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 1036, which updates the 2018 income tax withholding tables in accordance with the recently enacted tax reform legislation. Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding rates as soon as possible, […]
APPLIES TO Select Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Recently, Governor Brown signed a number of employment-related bills that affect employers of California employees. Significant changes are highlighted below. SB 63 – Employers of 20-49 employees must provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of 20-49 CA Employees EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Last month, Governor Brown signed SB 63, which provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid parental bonding leave to employees of businesses with as a few as 20 employees. This new leave follows similar eligibility requirements as […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of IL Employees EFFECTIVE June 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Responsible Job Creation Act (the “Act”) creates new obligations for staff agencies, including the requirement to place temporary workers into permanent positions, new notice requirements regarding work placements, changes to itemized wage statements, and more. The Act […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of MN Employees EFFECTIVE October 11, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Supreme Court of Minnesota recently affirmed that employers cannot terminate an employee for refusal or failing to share gratuities. In Burt v. Rackner, Inc., a bartender was instructed to share a greater portion of his tips with […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of MN Employees EFFECTIVE October 6, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On October 6, 2017, a Minnesota federal district court emphasized the importance of appropriately presenting restrictive covenants. Minnesota employers who require employees to sign restrictive covenants, such as a non-compete agreement, have certain obligations to the timing and […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of 15+ WA Employees EFFECTIVE January 1, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Washington State’s Healthy Starts Act (the “Act”) requires covered employers to provide pregnant employees with reasonable accommodations. In contrast to federal and other state anti-discrimination laws, some accommodations must be provided regardless of disability or medical certification, […]
APPLIES TO Varies EFFECTIVE Varies QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 This Short List addresses the following topics: U.S. DOJ Reverses Obama-Era Stance on Transgender Workplace Protections IRS Releases 2017 Reporting Forms California: Bill Signed to Promote Fairness in Prop 65 Litigation New York: NYDOL Issues Emergency Regulation on In-Home Residential Care Worker Compensation New York […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of AK, AZ, CA, GA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA Employees EFFECTIVE September 6, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Department of Labor (“DOL”) permits employers to give a tip credit to tipped employees who spend no more than 20% of their time performing non-tipped duties. In Marsh […]
APPLIES TO All Employers of IL, IN, WI Employees EFFECTIVE September 20, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Employers may already know that certain types of leaves of absence may qualify as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). However, the Seventh Circuit recently confirmed that an employee’s request to take […]