Recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Chief Counsel Memo confirming its long-standing position that all flexible spending account (FSA) expenses must be substantiated.  The Details:  Health FSA claims must be substantiated with two items: 1.     ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding employers that the temporary policy that allowed employers to inspect Form I-9 documents remotely in certain situations related to COVID-19 will end on July 31, 2023. DHS also announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023 to ...

New York City (N.Y.C) has issued a Final Rule on Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs). The date of enforcement is now July 5, 2023. The Details Beginning on July 5, 2023, an employer or employment agency (employer) that uses an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) to ...

The State of Washington has released information to assist employers in meeting their requirements under the Washington Cares Act. Background Washington's long-term care benefits program, "WA Cares," was set to begin on January 1, 2022. Under the program, employers were to deduct a .58 percent ...

Virginia has enacted Senate Bill 1040 (SB 1040) which restricts the use of an employee’s social security number (SSN) on an identification card or access badge. The Details:  SB 1040, effective July 1, 2023, states in part as follows: “No employer shall (i) use an employee's ...

The Details House Bill 131 prohibits many employers from taking the following actions on the basis of an individual's vaccination status or whether the individual has an immunity passport: Refusing or barring them from employment; or Discriminating in compensation, or in a term, ...

Utah has enacted legislation (House Bill 324), which provides an additional way for employers to help maintain a safe working environment. House Bill 324 takes effect on July 1, 2023. The Details Under House Bill 324, a business that employs an individual in Utah, or an authorized agent of the ...

New Jersey has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 1474), the "New Jersey Temp Worker Bill of Rights," (the “Bill”) which increases the rights of certain temporary workers. The law is set to take effect on August 5, 2023, with a few provisions that begin on May 7, 2023. The ...

Connecticut employers with five to 25 employees will now have until August 31, 2023 to register with the MyCTSavings program, if they don't offer a retirement plan. MyCTSavings is a state-run, payroll withholding savings program using Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The ...

On March 31, 2023, Colorado House Bill 1006 was signed into law requiring that employers notify employees of the availability of the federal and state earned income and state child tax credits. The Details:  Effective with the January 1, 2023, tax year, the enacted legislation requires ...