The Chicago City Council has approved an Ordinance (O2016-2678) that will require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees beginning July 1, 2017. Eligible Employees: To be eligible for paid sick leave under the Ordinance, the ...

In a continuous review of statutory requirements, ADP has determined that if an employer is making contributions for an employee, to either a medical or health savings account, not part of a Cafeteria 125 plan, the amount of the employer's contribution is excluded from ...

Overview. The OFCCP’s Final Rule, "Discrimination on the Basis of Sex," took Effect, August 15, 2016. Among other things, the final rule clarifies the definition of “sex discrimination” to include pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, gender identity, ...

Overview.  Colorado joins a growing list of states that provide specific protections to employees and applicants for health conditions related to pregnancy. The new law (HB 1438), effective August 10, 2016, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees and ...

Overview. On August 24, 2016, the final rule implementing the President’s 2015 Fair Play and Safe Workplaces Executive Order was released. Simultaneously, the Department of Labor (DOL) released guidance on key provisions of the final rule.  This so-called ...

On August 2, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations entitled “Information Reporting of Catastrophic Health Coverage and Other Issues Under Section 6055.” These proposed regulations contain important clarifications relating to, among other things, the ...

Arizona voters will decide on November 8, 2016, whether to approve the “Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act” (Prop 206) which would provide earned paid sick time to employees. Under Prop 206, Employees would accrue a minimum of one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours ...

On August 19, 2016, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law The Employee Sick Leave Act (the Act) which goes into effect on January 1, 2017.  Under the Act an employee may use “personal sick leave benefits” provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, ...

Overview.  Senate Bill 2613, The Child Bereavement Leave Act, requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide child bereavement leave.   Effective Date.  Effective July 29, 2016 ...

IRS Warns of a New Wave of Attacks Focused on Tax Professionals The Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals of a new wave of attacks that allow identity thieves to file fraudulent tax returns by remotely taking over practitioners’ computers. As part of the Security Summit ...