Overview: The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released on its website the required notice that must be posted and distributed to all New Jersey employees under the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act. Effective Date: October 29, ...

Overview: The minimum wage in Alaska will increase to $9.89 per hour on January 1, 2019. The change is a result of an annual adjustment for inflation. All non-exempt employees must be paid at least the minimum wage per hour. Effective Date: January 1, 2019 Details: Administrative, ...

Overview: The California Department of Industrial Relations has announced an increase to the pay rates computer software employees and physicians must receive in order to be exempt from overtime. Additionally, the minimum salary required for the administrative, professional, and executive ...

Overview: The District of Columbia has enacted legislation (B22-0913) that will require employers to meet certain notice, reporting, policy, and training requirements. Effective Date: The law will become effective in parts, after a 30-day Congressional review and publication in the ...

Below is a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect over the next few months. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Comprehensive Services Newsletter or the Comprehensive Services Newsletter Archive located ...

Overview: The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has rescinded its prior guidance that made the tip credit unavailable for tipped employees who spend more than 20% of their time performing allegedly non-tip generating duties. Details: The 20% limitation, contained in an internal DOL ...

Overview: The Ban-the-Box (“BtB”) movement refers to removing the checkbox and/or related questions on employment applications which ask a job applicant about previous arrests or criminal convictions. Across the country, more than 30 states and 150 local jurisdictions have enacted ...

Overview: The minimum wage in Florida will increase to $8.46 per hour on January 1, 2019. All non-exempt employees in Florida must be paid at least the minimum wage. Effective Date: January 1, 2019 Details: Each year, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity adjusts the ...

Overview: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Notice 1392 has updated the Form W-4 instructions for alien employees working in the United States. Details: Background There are specific rules that apply to determine if an alien individual (that is, an individual who is not a ...

As the holiday season arrives and the year comes to a close, employers need to make sure they comply with holiday pay and year-end bonus requirements. To help you better understand the rules, we present several common questions below. Question #1: If an employer closes for a holiday, are ...