The District of Columbia has enacted emergency legislation (B24-404) requiring employers to provide paid leave to employees for the time they, or their minor child, spend obtaining and recovering from COVID-19 vaccination. These changes took effect immediately on November 18, 2021 and expire on ...

North Dakota has enacted legislation (HB 1511) that requires private employers to allow certain employee exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine. The law is effective from Nov. 15, 2021, to Aug. 1, 2023, unless extended. Background: North Dakota had enacted House Bill 1465, which generally ...

Kansas has enacted legislation (House Bill 2001) stating that employers that implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements must provide certain exemptions to employees. House Bill 2001 was effective immediately upon the Governor’s signature on Nov. 23, 2021. Exemption requests: Under House ...

Florida has published emergency regulations addressing a state law that prohibits employers from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate without providing exemptions for medical reasons (including pregnancy and anticipated pregnancy), religious reasons, COVID-19 immunity, periodic testing, and ...

The minimum wage in California and in many local jurisdictions in the state will increase on January 1, 2022. State Minimum Wage for 2022: Effective January 1, 2022, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. For employers with 26 or ...

Alabama has published emergency regulations addressing a state law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive COVID-19 vaccination without providing the employee an opportunity to seek an exemption for religious or medical reasons. The state has also published a sample ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance (Notice 2021-65) regarding the retroactive termination of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). The recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act terminated the ERTC with retroactive effect to Sept. 30, 2021 (i.e., wages ...

A federal judge in Georgia has temporarily blocked a Biden Administration rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to ensure that all covered employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Details: Vaccine Mandate: In early September, President Biden announced an ...

It is important to note that the Department of Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico changed the requirements for paying Christmas bonuses with the enactment of the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act of 2017 (PC 0453) in January 2017.  The changes to the rules for the ...

Governor Jim Justice has signed legislation (House Bill 335) that requires employers to provide an exemption process as an alternative to COVID-19 vaccination mandates. House Bill 335 takes effect on Jan. 18, 2022. House Bill 335: West Virginia has enacted legislation that requires employers ...