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New Multi-State Quick Reference Guide

A new Multi-State Quick Reference Guide is now available for your convenience. This new guide effectively replaces all previous stand-alone state guides, serving as a fifty-state “one stop shop” for all of your HR compliance questions and answers.

1st Quarter Close is Coming!

The quarter will close on March 30, 2018. Remember, in order to avoid costly amendments, you must provide any updates that directly impact the taxes owed by you or your employees to your Payroll Service Representative by no later than March 27. Click here to view the penalties and interest that may apply if this information is not provided in a timely manner.

Regional Alerts

State-Compliance-Update, Vermont-

Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott signed a recreational marijuana law on January 22, 2018. The law is the first recreational marijuana law to be enacted by a state legislature without a ballot initiative. It will take effect on July 1, 2018.

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State-Compliance-Update, Washington-

State and local jurisdictions continue to enact legislation that prevents employers from inquiring into a job applicant’s criminal background during the initial stages of the application process. One of the latest enactments is in Spokane, Washington.

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State-Compliance-Update, New-York-

Under the New York Paid Family Leave, employers are required to maintain family leave insurance funded by employee payroll deductions. New York has recently provided additional guidance for employers on its website and has modified the employee withholding guidelines from a weekly to an annual ...

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State-Compliance-Update, New-York-

A new law passed by the New York City Council amends and significantly broadens the definitions of “sexual orientation” and “gender” in the New York City Human Rights Law.

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State-Compliance-Update, Texas-

The Austin City Council has passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick and safe leave for employers with six or more employees, making Austin the first city in the South to enact this type of law. The new law will take effect for employers with six or more employees ...

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