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: Based on guidance from the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) employers should now only be using the version of the Income Withholding for Support (IWO) Form that has an August 31, 2020 expiration date. Effective Date: Immediate. Details: An IWO form is used by ...

Overview: On September 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division released a new Family Medical Leave Act notices and certification forms. Effective Date: Immediate Details: On September 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division released a ...

Below is a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect over the next few months. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Comprehensive Services Newsletter or the Comprehensive Services Newsletter Archive located ...

Overview: A new model “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” disclosure form document was released on September 12, 2018, by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An updated Summary of Consumer Rights model notice is available here. Employers ...

Overview: The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC) has published Frequently Asked Questions on the new state Pregnancy Accommodations Act. It also has published a new anti-discrimination poster that includes provisions required under the Act.  Effective Date: September 14, ...

Overview: New Jersey employers must withhold state income tax on salaries, wages and other remunerations in excess of $5,000,000 at a 15.6% rate for 2018. Details: New Jersey state employer withholding law provides that employers must withhold state income tax from salaries, wages and other ...

Overview: Massachusetts has passed a law that, over a period of five years, will: (1) raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour; (2) mandate paid family and medical leave for Massachusetts employees; and (3) phase out Sunday and holiday premium pay for retail employees. Details: Minimum ...

Overview: Under a new Delaware law, businesses that employ 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 100 or more employees that work in the aggregate at least 2,000 hours per week, must provide at least 60 days’ written notice before the business orders a mass layoff, plant ...