April 2025

 

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California pay data reports due May 14

 We want to inform you that the California Civil Rights Division (CRD) has released new and updated resources for the 2024 pay data reporting period for employers with 100 or more employees. Employers must use the CRD’s online pay data reporting portal to submit their annual reports. The portal is open and the deadline to submit the reporting for 2024 is May 14, 2025open and the deadline to submit the reporting for 2024 is May 14, 2025.

California - Los Angeles County, CA Adopts ‘Predictable Scheduling’ Ordinance for Retail Industry

Los Angeles County, California has enacted an ordinance that will require large employers in the retail sector to follow certain scheduling practices. The ordinance takes effect July 1, 2025

California Wildfires: Tax Relief

The IRS has announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in southern California affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that began Jan. 7, 2025. The California Employment Development Department has also announced relief.

Massachusetts Expands Sick Leave Requirement

Massachusetts has enacted legislation that will entitle employees to use sick leave to address the employee’s or their spouse’s needs related to pregnancy loss or a failed assisted reproduction, adoption or surrogacy. The change takes effect Nov. 21, 2024.

Illinois Clarifies New E-Verify Law

The Illinois Department of Labor has released guidance to clarify a recently enacted law, effective Jan. 1, 2025, that will prohibit employers from imposing work authorization or re-verification requirements that are greater than those required by federal law.  The guidance clarifies that the law does not prohibit private employers from using E-Verify. 

California Limits When Employers Can Require Driver’s Licenses

California has enacted legislation that restricts employers from including in a job posting or advertisement that a candidate must have a driver’s license. The restriction is the result of enactment of Senate Bill 1100 and takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

California Clarifies Nondiscrimination Law

California has enacted legislation that clarifies that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination on the basis not just of individual protected traits, but also based on the combination of two or more protected traits. The clarification is a result of enactment of Senate Bill 1137 and is effective Jan. 1, 2025.

California Clarifies Law Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination

California has enacted legislation to clarify a law that prohibits hairstyle discrimination. The clarification takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

California Amends Rules for Paid Family Leave

California has enacted legislation that will prohibit employers from requiring that employees use two weeks of accrued vacation time before they can access paid family leave benefits. The change is a result of enactment of Assembly Bill 2123 and takes effect Jan.  1, 2025.

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Takes Effect Oct. 16

The California Department of Industrial Relations has announced that the minimum wage for covered health care workers will go into effect Oct. 16, 2024. Originally, the minimum wage was supposed to take effect June 1, 2024, but it was delayed twice.

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