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...

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...

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...

The following federal law changes take effect on January 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted. IRS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE The IRS standard mileage rate will be 70 cents per mile driven for business purposes (up from 67 cents in 2024). This rate also applies to electric...

On January 1, 2025, South Dakota’s minimum wage will increase to $11.50 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $5.75 per hour.

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...

On January 1, 2025, the following changes to Maine employment law take effect and, unless otherwise noted, apply to employers of all sizes. MINIMUM WAGE State The minimum wage in Maine will increase to $14.65 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will...