Summary: The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on February 28, 2018, issued questions and answers (Q&A) to provide additional interpretive information about the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA or the “Act”). PWFA became effective on April 1, ...

Monday, May 28 is a bank holiday. Be sure to check your payroll schedule!

  Overview: On April 9, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posted “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) related to the new employer credit for paid family and medical leave, which was established by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The tax credit applies to wages paid ...

Summary: The IRS recommends that taxpayers use the Withholding Calculator on IRS.gov to do a “paycheck checkup” to confirm that their employers withhold the correct amount of income tax from their paychecks. Details: The IRS Withholding Calculator can help prevent ...

Overview: Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia has signed into law House Bill 2546 (H2546). House Bill 2546 amends the Wage Payment and Collections Act to provide that if an employee fails to return an employer's property, the employer may withhold or deduct from the employee's final wages an ...

Mississippi’s expanded law provides that military service members and veterans will have reemployment protections when performing duties or receiving training with armed forces of other states. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 Details: Mississippi law provides employment protections ...

On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General issued its much-anticipated guidance on the state’s new pay equity law, set to take effect on July 1, 2018. The Massachusetts pay equity legislation amended the state’s Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA). Among other ...

On February 11, 2018, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act went into effect. Since then, the Maryland Office of Small Business Regulatory Assistance has received more than 2,000 emails from employers and employees with specific questions about complying with the law. The most common of ...

Overview: A provision of Maine’s recreational marijuana law prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions for off-premises marijuana use, as of February 1, 2018. This law effectively prevents Maine employers from testing for marijuana for pre-employment purposes. The law also ...