New York has enacted legislation (Senate Bill S4844B), which expands protections under the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Senate Bill S4844B takes effect on June 7, 2023. The details New York employers must comply with the expanded lactation requirements by June 7, ...

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published amended regulations implementing a law that requires employers to reimburse employees for certain business expenditures. The details By way of background, Illinois employers must reimburse employees for all necessary expenditures or losses ...

Florida has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1718) that requires employers with 25 or more employees to use E-Verify to confirm a new hire is eligible to work in the United States. The requirement takes effect July 1, 2023. The details By way of background, E-Verify is an internet-based system ...

The Denver Auditor's Office has issued civil wage theft rules in response to recently passed Ordinance 22-1614. The Ordinance, among other things, increased the civil penalties for wage theft violations in the City. The details: On Jan.  9, 2023, the Denver City ...

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law late last year, it included several provisions affecting retirement savings plans. These provisions, collectively referred to as SECURE 2.0, offer many new benefits to employers and employees that are designed to make it more ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Revenue Procedure 2023-23 has released the inflation-adjusted contribution limitations for calendar year 2024 in relation to health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs).   These limits are indexed for inflation and ...

Recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Chief Counsel Memo confirming its long-standing position that all flexible spending account (FSA) expenses must be substantiated.  The Details:  Health FSA claims must be substantiated with two items: 1.     ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding employers that the temporary policy that allowed employers to inspect Form I-9 documents remotely in certain situations related to COVID-19 will end on July 31, 2023. DHS also announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023 to ...

New York City (N.Y.C) has issued a Final Rule on Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs). The date of enforcement is now July 5, 2023. The Details Beginning on July 5, 2023, an employer or employment agency (employer) that uses an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) to ...

The State of Washington has released information to assist employers in meeting their requirements under the Washington Cares Act. Background Washington's long-term care benefits program, "WA Cares," was set to begin on January 1, 2022. Under the program, employers were to deduct a .58 percent ...