January 2025

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Maryland Modifies Wage Statement Requirements and Adds New Hire Notice Mandate

09/05/24

Maryland has enacted legislation that modifies the required information that employers must provide on employee’s wage statements and creates a new hire notice mandate. The law is effective Oct; 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (2053)/Comments (0)/

Maryland Delays Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Again

09/05/24

Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1876)/Comments (0)/

Massachusetts Requires Pay Ranges in Job Ads, Adds New Reporting Requirement

09/05/24

Massachusetts has enacted legislation (House Bill 4890), which will require employers with 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth to disclose the pay range for a position in any job posting or advertisement. This change will take effect July 31, 2025.

The legislation also requires that employers with 100 or more employees in the Commonwealth to  report certain data to the state beginning Feb. 1, 2025.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (2093)/Comments (0)/

Louisiana Eases Meal Period Rules for Certain Minors

09/05/24

Louisiana has enacted legislation that will no longer require employers to provide meal periods to minors who are 16 or 17 years of age when they work for a five-hour work period. The law (House Bill 156) took effect Aug. 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1931)/Comments (0)/

Alabama Amends Overtime Tax Exemption Law

09/05/24

Alabama has amended the provision which exempts overtime pay earned by employees from state taxation.  The amended law is effective on Oct.  1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1885)/Comments (0)/

Indiana Announces Changes to New Hire Reporting Requirements

09/05/24

As a result of Indiana Senate Bill 148  employers will be required to file reports of newly hired and rehired employees electronically.

Additionally, employers will be required to provide new data elements on all reports of newly hired or rehired employees.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1862)/Comments (0)/

Connecticut Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

09/05/24

Connecticut has enacted legislation that amends a law entitling employees to paid family and medical leave. The amendments take effect Oct. 1, 2024.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1976)/Comments (0)/

Legislation to Reform California’ s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)

09/05/24

Amendments to PAGA were recently negotiated in the form of two separate bills which were signed into law on July 1, 2024.  The amendments limit the claims that can be asserted and penalties that can be imposed in many PAGA lawsuits in the future. 
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1784)/Comments (0)/
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California Amends Rules on Required Whistleblower Notice

09/05/24

California has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 2299) that clarifies requirements and compliance for the whistleblower protections notice. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1728)/Comments (0)/

California Approves Rules for Indoor Heat Illness Prevention

09/05/24

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued regulations that require employers to take certain steps to protect workers from heat illness if they have indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82° F. The regulations are effective immediately.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (1689)/Comments (0)/
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