The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the draft 2020 Forms 1094-C and 1095-C on July 13, 2020. While Form 1094-C remains the same, as expected, there are some changes to IRS Form 1095-C based on the introduction in 2020 of a new type of Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), the individual ...

Virginia has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 712) that prohibits discrimination on the basis of, and requires reasonable accommodations for, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Senate Bill 712 takes effect July 1, 2020. Senate Bill 712: Senate Bill 712 prohibits employers ...

Virginia has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 868) that expands nondiscrimination protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identity. Senate Bill 868 takes effect July 1, 2020. Background: Currently, Virginia provides employment protections based on race, color, religion, national ...

The state of New York has launched a loan program (New York Forward Loan Fund) to help small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Forward Loan Fund will provide loans for working capital. The loans will have an interest rate of 3 percent and a term ...

Maryland employers with 50 or more employees must submit a sexual-harassment-disclosure survey electronically to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) on or before July 1, 2020. Covered employers must complete the survey again on or before July 1, 2022. The requirements were part of ...

The District of Columbia has enacted legislation (Act 23-301) that will require employers to provide paid voting leave. Effective Date: Before the law can take effect, it must go through a 30-day Congressional review period and its fiscal impact must be printed in an approved budget and ...

The District of Columbia has enacted legislation (Act 23-305) that will require employers offering parking benefits to offer employees a transportation benefit, pay a fee, or implement a plan to reduce commuting to work by car. Effective Date: Before the law can take effect, it must go ...

Background: In 2019, Chicago enacted an ordinance requiring certain employers to notify employees of their schedules in advance and pay employees when they provide insufficient notice of schedule changes. To be covered by the ordinance: The employer must employ 100 or more employees ...

Chicago has published rules and enacted two ordinances that will expand coverage under the city's paid sick leave law, create new notice and recordkeeping requirements, and prohibit adverse action against employees because of COVID-19. The changes take effect on July 1, 2020. Expanded ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees because they are gay or transgender. Background: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against ...