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Westchester County Requires Sick Leave

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
Westchester County in New York has enacted an ordinance that will require employers to provide sick leave to employees who work in the county.

New York Announces 2019 Paid Family Leave Employee Contributions Limit

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
New York’s Paid Family Leave provides employees with job-protected, paid time off to bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist when a family member is deployed abroad on active military service. 

Minimum Wage Update for Various Jurisdictions

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
Various jurisdictions have increased their minimum wage rates. If applicable, you must increase the pay rate for exempt and/or non-exempt employees to meet the new minimum wage. For New York, the pay rate increase is effective on or before December 31, 2018. For all other jurisdictions and federal contractors, the increase is effective on or before January 1, 2019. An updated poster is not required provided that the employer has the most recent poster already on display. The minimum wage rate is based on the employee’s work location.

IRS Announces 2019 BENEFIT PLAN Contribution Limits

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
On November 15, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced via Revenue Procedure 2018-57 the dollar limitation for 2019 on employee salary reductions for contributions to health flexible spending accounts; the monthly limitation regarding the aggregate fringe benefit exclusion amount for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle and any transit pass; and the maximum amount that can be excluded from an employee’s gross income for the amounts paid for qualified adoption expenses furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program. 

Holiday Pay and Year-End Bonuses: Are You Aware of the Rules?

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
As the holiday season arrives and the year comes to a close, employers need to make sure they comply with holiday pay and year-end bonus requirements. To help you better understand the rules, we present several common questions below. 

Florida Increases Minimum Wage for 2019

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
The minimum wage in Florida will increase to $8.46 per hour on January 1, 2019. All non-exempt employees in Florida must be paid at least the minimum wage

Nation-wide Legislative Trends: Ban-the-Box and “Fair Chance” laws Pose New Compliance Tasks for Employers

Friday, November 30, 2018
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Comprehensive Service
 The Ban-the-Box (“BtB”) movement refers to removing the checkbox and/or related questions on employment applications which ask a job applicant about previous arrests or criminal convictions. Across the country, more than 30 states and 150 local jurisdictions have enacted such laws in both the private and public sectors, with 28 of those jurisdictions enacting laws affecting private employers. 
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