December 3rd, 2018 St. Paul Minimum Wage Ordinance On November 14, 2018, Mayor Melvin Carter signed the City of Saint Paul Minimum Wage Ordinance and created […]
December 3rd, 2018 New York City Expands Protections and Rights for Lactating Workers On November 17, 2018, the New York City Council passed two initiatives (Int. […]
December 3rd, 2018 Cryptocurrency Tax Payments In November 2018, Treasurer of Ohio Josh Mandel announced that Ohio businesses may pay their state business taxes with cryptocurrency […]
December 3rd, 2018 Equal Pay Law Poster In February 2018, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released its Equal Pay Law poster summarizing the provisions […]
December 3rd, 2018 All-in-One Workplace Laws Notice Updated In August 2018, South Carolina updated its South Carolina Workplace Laws: Notice to Employees, which provides information about […]
December 3rd, 2018 Court of Appeals Declares Austin Paid Sick Leave Law Unconstitutional On November 16, 2018, the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, at Austin, […]
November 29th, 2018 Question: If an employee is not in fact married, can they claim “married” on the federal Form W-4? Answer: They should not. However, […]
November 27th, 2018 As the holiday season approaches, the economy is humming along, unemployment is low, and companies are enjoying the fruits of corporate tax breaks. […]
November 21st, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor has issued compliance guidance for benefit plans, employers and employees, and service providers who are impacted by the […]
Question: Our company received a rebate check from our health insurance carrier. As the employer, we pay the bulk of premiums, although employees who enroll for […]
November 19th, 2018 Arkansas Minimum Wage Increases On November 6, 2018, Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (Issue 5), which will incrementally raise […]
November 19th, 2018 Veterans’ Right to Participate and Take Leave On August 9, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation (S.B. 2632) requiring employers to allow […]
May 31st, 2018 Mandated Insurance Coverage On May 25, 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation (H.B. 5210) mandating insurance coverage of essential health benefits and […]
June 1st, 2018 On May 21, 2018, the IRS announced that the affordability percentage under the Affordable Care Act’s play or pay rules will increase to […]
Michelle Florkowski, HR consultant at ThinkHR, handles human resources on-site for a regional chain of mattress stores, where she shakes her head in disbelief on a […]
On June 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in favor of the […]