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 ...

Overview: Delaware raises minimum wage to $8.75 per hour and creates a training minimum wage and a youth wage that is not more than $0.50 less than the minimum wage rate. Effective Date: January 1, 2019 Details: It was recently reported that on July 1, 2018 Delaware Governor John Carney ...

Overview: The California Supreme Court has broken with federal precedent once again in favor of its state employees, rejecting application of the Fair Labor Standard Act’s de minimis rule in a lawsuit seeking recovery of unpaid wages under California state law. Effective Date: July 26, ...

Overview: Since the salary history ban’s enactment in January 2018, California employers have struggled to understand the restrictions it imposes. Assembly Bill 2282 clarifies the intended meaning of several key terms. Effective Date: January 1, 2018 Details: California Assembly Bill ...

Effective date: January 1, 2019 Overview: A new law California Law (AB 2770) gives employers leeway in speaking truthfully to prospective employers about whether candidates, while employed, engaged in sexual harassment. Details: AB 2770 protects certain communications from liability for ...

Overview: Alaska Statute 18.35.300 prohibits smoking in an enclosed area in places of employment and public places. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 Details: Alaska Statute 18.35.300 affirmatively prohibits smoking in most public places, including enclosed areas in places of employment. ...

Overview: On August 1, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Treasury Decision (TD) 9838, “Extension of Time to File Certain Information Returns,” which clarified that filing due date extension requests for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC reporting would not be automatically ...

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 ...