June 2025

State Updates

 

Washington Requires Notice Before Certain Layoffs

06/05/25

The state of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5525, Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (the Act)), which adds employer requirements surrounding mass layoffs and business closures. The Act is set to take effect on July 27, 2025.

Monday, June 2, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (987)/Comments (0)/

Washington Amends Pay Transparency Law

06/05/25

The State of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5408), which amends its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. Senate Bill 5408 takes effect on July 27, 2025.
Monday, June 2, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (979)/Comments (0)/

Ohio - Cleveland, OH Enacts Pay Transparency Law

06/05/25

Cleveland, Ohio, has passed an ordinance (Ordinance 104-2025) that bans an employer from inquiring about an applicant's salary history and requires employers to include salary ranges and scales when advertising job openings. Ordinance 104-2025 takes effect on Oct. 27, 2025.

Monday, June 2, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (938)/Comments (0)/

New York Expands Child Labor Protections

06/05/25

New York has enacted legislation (Senate Bill S3006C), which adds child labor protections to the law. The penalties portion for child labor violations is effective immediately, with the changes to certification and working paper requirements of Senate Bill S3006C set to take effect on May 9, 2027.
Monday, June 2, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1006)/Comments (0)/

Montana Adds Protections for Volunteer Emergency Service Providers

06/05/25

Montana has enacted legislation (House Bill 128), which provides employment protections for certain volunteer service providers and increases communication requirements between the volunteers and their employers. House Bill 128 takes effect on Oct. 1, 2025.
Monday, June 2, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (955)/Comments (0)/

Washington - Spokane, Washington Restricts Address Use in Hiring Process

06/05/25

Spokane, Washington has passed Ordinance C36666 (the Ordinance), which adds restrictions on how employers use an applicant’s address in the hiring process. The Ordinance takes effect on May 25, 2025.

Friday, May 30, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (924)/Comments (0)/

Washington Expands Paid Sick Leave

06/05/25

The state of Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1875), which amends its paid sick leave law to allow employees and transportation network company drivers to use paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in a judicial or administrative immigration proceeding. House Bill 1875 takes effect on July 27, 2025.

Friday, May 30, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (951)/Comments (0)/

Washington Expands Employee Protections Under Fair Chance Act

06/05/25

Washington has enacted legislation (House Bill 1747), which amends the Washington Fair Chance Act to further restrict employers from using criminal records. House Bill 1747 takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Friday, May 30, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (870)/Comments (0)/

Virginia Requires Hospitals to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

06/05/25

Virginia has enacted legislation (House Bill 2269), which requires hospitals in Virginia to create a system to help prevent violence in the workplace. House Bill 2269 takes effect July 1, 2025.

Friday, May 30, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (832)/Comments (0)/

New York Modifies Manual Worker Timely Payment Penalty Rule

06/05/25

On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment that modifies the penalties associated with employers failing to pay manual workers on a weekly basis. The amended law was effective as of the date of the Governor’s signature and is retroactive, applying to any pending legal claims.

Friday, May 30, 2025/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1016)/Comments (0)/
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Recent State Updates

Iowa Permits Employers to Provide Employee Wage Statements by Electronic Means

04/19/18

Author: ADP Admin/Wednesday, April 18, 2018/Categories: State Compliance Update, Iowa

Previously, employers were required to mail wage statements, provide them at the place of employment, or provide employees with the means to view and print an electronic wage statement at the workplace. Per House Bill 2240, employers are now allowed to provide wage statements to employees via secure electronic transmission or other secure electronic means.

If the employee is unable to receive his or her wage statement electronically, the employee must notify the employer in writing at least one pay period in advance, and the employer must:
  • Send the statement to the employee by mail;
  • Provide the statement to the employee at the employee’s normal place of business during normal employment hours; or
  • Provide the employee access to view the employee earnings statement electronically and provide the employee free and unrestricted access to a printer to print the statement.
Coverage: Employers with employees in Iowa.

Effective: July 1, 2018

Action Required: Please contact your Human Resources Business Partner or your Payroll Service Representative if you have any questions.

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