Jan 19, 2025
Beginning February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, covered employers are required to submit their prior year’s EEO-1 wage data report—the information sent to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—to the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office via...
Jan 13, 2025
In July 2024, California amended its whistleblower protection law to allow employers the option of using a state-created model notice that lists employees’ rights and responsibilities. Using this notice ensures compliance with the law’s posting requirement. The state...
Dec 9, 2024
Kentucky will legalize use of medical cannabis for certain conditions on January 1, 2025. The law imposes just one notable restriction on employers: To establish that an employee who is a medical cannabis cardholder is currently impaired (and therefore might be...
Dec 2, 2024
New York State now requires that employers (of all sizes) that receive applicants’ or employees’ criminal history records provide them with all of the following: A copy of the criminal history information A copy of Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law Notice of...
Nov 13, 2024
Following other states and cities across the nation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), into law on Sept. 28. This new law aims to provide greater protections to freelance workers (for example, “independent...
Oct 17, 2024
On October 4, 2024, the IRS published Notice 2024-73 with guidance on the eligibility of long-term, part-time employees for participation in ERISA 403(b) plans under SECURE Act 2.0. This update clarifies how part-time employees can qualify for plan participation based...
