December 2024

Federal Updates

 

New York City Temporarily Stays Part of Fair Workweek Law

02/15/18

New York City has agreed to a temporary stay of enforcement of the deduction portion of the Fair Workweek Law. 

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (9258)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateNew York
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/15/18

New York City Enacts Law Allowing Requests for Temporary Schedule Changes

02/15/18

Starting on July 18, 2018, New York City employers will be required to provide temporary schedule changes to employees for “personal events.” 

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (9174)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateNew York
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/15/18

Alaska Repeals Subminimum Wage

02/15/18

Effective February 16, 2018, Alaska employees with disabilities must be paid at least the Alaska minimum wage, which is currently $9.84 per hour.

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10459)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateAlaska
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/15/18

Earnings Income Tax Credit (EITC) Notification

02/01/18

Each year, several states require us to notify certain WSEs that they may be eligible for the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) based on their annual earnings. Read the article to see this year's locations requiring EITC notification.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (9980)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Bulletin NewsCompliance Corner
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/01/18

Handbook Policy Update

02/01/18

As the New Year is in full swing, we wish to remind clients of the importance of having an up to date employee handbook. If you have created a handbook using our online handbook builder, you can update your handbook with the latest policies at any time by following the instructions listed in the article.

For assistance with updating your online handbook, please contact the HCM Services Handbooks Team via e-mail at TotalSource.SSC@adp.com or by phone at 1-866-400-6011, Option 5.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (0)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Bulletin NewsCompliance Corner
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/01/18

New Jersey Employers Required to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Breastfeeding

02/01/18

New Jersey expanded its civil rights protections to include breastfeeding, expressing milk, and related medical conditions. Employers must also provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding women, including reasonable break time and a suitable location to express milk in private.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (9052)/Comments (0)/
Categories: State Compliance UpdateNew Jersey
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/01/18

Legislature Overrides Veto: Maryland Paid Sick Leave Takes Effect February 11

02/01/18

On January 12, 2018, the Maryland legislature overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, which requires Maryland businesses to provide covered employees with paid sick and safe leave (PSSL). Maryland’s paid sick leave law takes effect on February 11, 2018.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (9127)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Maryland
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/01/18

Wave of Class Action Lawsuits Filed under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

02/01/18

Employers using timeclocks that use employee finger or hand scanning technology to clock in and out may have heard about a recent surge of class action litigation asserting that such technologies are covered by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”). Many lawsuits have been filed against employers operating in Illinois. 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (9920)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update02/01/18

Chicago Adopts Hands Off Pants On Law to Protect Hotel Workers from Sexual Harassment, Assault

01/18/18

To provide hospitality workers greater protections against sexual harassment and assault, the Chicago City Council has passed the “Hands Off Pants On” Ordinance. The Ordinance requires all hotels in the city to adopt a panic button system and an anti-sexual harassment policy.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (7629)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update01/18/18

Department of Labor Announces Change in Intern Test

01/18/18

On January 5, 2018, the United State Department of Labor announced that it would no longer adhere to the six-factor test originally adopted in 2010 to determine whether or not students can properly be considered interns under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department of Labor announced that it will now base determinations on the “primary beneficiary” test, which has been adopted by many federal courts.  
Tuesday, January 16, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (7721)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Bulletin NewsCompliance Corner
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance updateState Compliance Update01/18/18
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