On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an updated Form I-9. However, employers can continue using the previous versions of the form. The Updates The new Form I-9 has the following changes: The term “noncitizen” was replaced...

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The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) just released the new Resources for Michigan Veterans poster, which must be posted by employers that have at least one full-time employee. As of April 2, 2025, it needs to be displayed in a conspicuous...

Beginning April 9, 2025, employers of all sizes will be required to provide detailed pay statements (aka pay stubs) to all employees. Prior to this change, Ohio was one of only a few states that did not legally require employers to provide pay stubs. Under this new...

Beginning March 22, 2025, employers of all sizes will be prohibited from requiring an applicant or employee to provide a copy of their criminal history record obtained under the rules and regulations of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)....

Beginning May 1, 2025, Missouri will have a new earned paid sick time (EPST) law. Below are some of its key provisions. Application The EPST law applies to employers of all sizes and most Missouri employees. However, the law contains some unique employee exemptions,...

Just hours before the new laws were to take effect on February 21, Michigan passed amendments to both minimum wage and sick leave. They took effect immediately when signed by the governor a few hours later. The key changes and clarifications are noted below. The...

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has released the new Veterans Benefit and Services poster, which must be posted by employers with 51 or more full-time equivalent employees. It needs to be displayed in a conspicuous place where all employees can...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has released the new Veteran Services poster, which must be distributed and posted by employers with 51 or more full-time employees. Specifically, covered employers need to provide the poster to...

Form 300A Workplace Posting Begins February 1 Covered employers that had 11 or more employees in the entire company at any point in 2024 are required to post the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injury and...

Beginning February 21, 2025, significant changes to Michigan’s paid sick leave and minimum wage laws will take effect. Below are key details. PAID SICK LEAVE The Earned Sick Time Act requires employers of all sizes to provide paid earned sick time (EST) to all...

Form 300A Workplace Posting Begins February 1 Covered employers that had 11 or more employees in the entire company at any point in 2024 are required to post the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injury and...