Federal Alerts
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The District of Columbia is implementing Paid Family Leave. Among the requirements, the District will collect taxes from all private sector employers located in the District to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This requires employers to begin recording workers’ wages on April 1, 2019.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The District of Columbia is implementing Paid Family Leave. Among the requirements, the District will collect taxes from all private sector employers located in the District to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This requires employers to begin recording workers’ wages on April 1, 2019.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The City of Cincinnati has become the latest jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance prohibiting employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary history of prospective employees in setting starting pay.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Compliance Corner
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-1-A provides that an employer cannot delay designation of leave as FMLA-qualifying or permit employees to extend FMLA leave beyond the statutory entitlement.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Compliance Corner
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-2 confirms that an employee's time spent participating in an employer's volunteer program is not compensable so long as the program is optional, the employer does not control or direct the volunteer work, and an employee will not suffer adverse consequences for choosing not to participate.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released its proposal for establishing the amounts required to be earned by an employee in order for that employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. The DOL previously had issued final regulations modifying these FLSA overtime amounts in 2016, but the changes never became effective due to litigation challenging the DOL’s actions. Now, the DOL has proposed new changes.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Compliance Corner
As of the tax year 2018, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) has been modified to allow military spouses to file state tax returns in their service member's home state whether they have ever lived there or not.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The District of Columbia has enacted legislation (Act A22-0609) that will provide additional employment protections to victims and family members of victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, and stalking. Act A22-0609 applies to all employers.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA each year. The final rule took effect on February 25, 2019.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Compliance Corner
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the Employer Information Report EEO-1, commonly known as the EEO-1 Report opening and deadline for submission has been extended.