Overview: On September 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the major revisions previously proposed to the 2019 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, will be delayed to 2020. Details: On September 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service ...

Employers face a variety of workplace issues every day, some more common than others. Here are a few more unusual workplace complaints and how to address them. Employee Complaint #1: Co-workers' Time Off for Family Reasons "My co-workers get time off when their child is sick or has a ...

Overview: On August 23, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that the state minimum wage would increase effective January 1, 2019 Effective Date: January 1, 2019 On August 23, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that the state ...

Overview: San Antonio, Texas has passed a paid sick and safe leave ordinance, which mirrors the ordinance passed earlier this year in Austin. However, whether this paid sick leave law ever takes effect is very much uncertain. Austin’s paid sick leave law is facing its own legal challenges ...

Overview: A Texas appeals court has temporarily blocked Austin’s Paid Sick Leave ordinance from taking effect on October 1, 2018, while the ordinance is challenged. Details Background: As previously reported the Austin City Council approved an ordinance, generally effective ...

Overview: Proposed regulations on the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (NJPSLA) were released by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) on September 18, 2018. The NJPSLA will go into effect on October 29, 2018. The proposed Regulations address some questions created ...

Overview: The Michigan Legislature has adopted two ballot measures that would increase the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick leave. However, the legislature may amend one or both of the laws before they take effect. Effective Date: See ...

Overview: As a result of the enactment of H4640, effective January 1, 2019, Massachusetts employers who utilize a tip credit in paying tipped employees must calculate the minimum wage rate at the end of each shift. Effective Date: January 1, 2019 Details: Under current law, the ...

Overview: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 1595 amending the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act in several significant ways – most notably the compensability of break time under the Act, and the burden on employers in order to avoid providing the required break time to ...

Overview: A new Delaware law specifically addresses the prohibition against sexual harassment under the Delaware Discrimination in Employment Act (DDEA), sets an affirmative defense for employers, imposes mandatory notice distribution on employers with at least four employees within the state, ...