Overview:  New Jersey has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 3975) that expands the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment (NJ SAFE) Act, and the New Jersey Temporary Benefits Disability Law (NJTDBL). Effective Date:  See below. ...

Overview:  Illinois has enacted legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases and provide small employers with a tax credit. Effective Date:  See below.  Details: General Minimum Wage: The minimum wage for adults will increase as ...

Overview:  Illinois has enacted legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases and provide small employers with a tax credit. Effective Date:  See below.  Details: General Minimum Wage: The minimum wage for adults will increase as ...

Overview:  The City of Cincinnati has become the latest jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance prohibiting employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary history of prospective employees in setting starting pay. Effective Date: March 12, 2020 Details: The new law, adopted on ...

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Overview:  DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-1-A provides that an employer cannot delay designation of leave as FMLA-qualifying or permit employees to extend FMLA leave beyond the statutory entitlement. Details: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter to discuss the ...

Overview:  DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-2 confirms that an employee's time spent participating in an employer's volunteer program is not compensable so long as the program is optional, the employer does not control or direct the volunteer work, and an employee will not suffer adverse ...

Overview: The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released its proposal for establishing the amounts required to be earned by an employee in order for that employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. The DOL previously had issued final ...

Overview:  In March 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will mail letters to employers that filed 2018 Forms W-2 containing employee names and Social Security numbers (SSNs) that did not match SSA’s records. Employers need to watch for the aforementioned letter and take ...

Check out a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect over the next couple of months.   April 1, 2019 New York City Stop Sexual Harassment Act.  Employers with 15 or more employees to conduct annual anti-sexual harassment training for all ...