January 16th, 2019 FMCSA and Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Meal and Rest Breaks On December 27, 2018, the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that […]
January 16th, 2019 Minimum Wage and Poster Effective January 1, 2019, the Colorado minimum wage increased to $11.10 per hour and the tipped employee minimum wage […]
January 16th, 2019 Paid Medical Leave Act On December 13, 2018, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation (S.B. 1175) entitled the Paid Medical Leave Act, which […]
January 16th, 2019 New York City and Paid Personal Time Proposal On January 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his intent to propose local legislation […]
January 16th, 2019 Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance On December 20, 2018, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance (Ord. No. 180649-A) […]
January 16th, 2019 Minimum Wage Increase and Poster On January 1, 2019, the Rhode Island hourly minimum wage rate increased to $10.50 per hour, with the […]
January 16th, 2019 Paid Sick Leave Increase Beginning January 1, 2019, Vermont employees may accrue and use up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per annual period […]
January 14th, 2019 In January 2019, the federal Internal Revenue Service released the following publications for use in 2019: Publication 15 (2019), (Circular E), Employer’s Tax […]
Laura Kerekes writes a monthly “Innovative Workplace” column for Rough Notes, a publication that has been serving the insurance industry since 1878. While written for brokers, the […]
By Larry Dunivan, CEO of ThinkHR Many human resources and business leaders think about compliance in black-and-white terms. We simply check the boxes and evaluate compliance […]
January 6th, 2019 Question: Can COBRA premiums be paid for with health saving account (HSA) funds? Answer: Yes, insurance premiums for COBRA can be treated as qualified […]
Robin Shea, partner with leading national labor and employment law firm (and ThinkHR strategic employment law partner) Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, provides a summary of […]
March 12th, 2018 Electronic Wage Statements On March 7, 2018, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation (H.F. 2240) allowing employers to provide employees with electronic wage […]
March 12th, 2018 Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Federal Law Conformity Act Amended On February 21, 2018, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an emergency […]
March 12th, 2018 Attorney General Updates Guidance on the Equal Pay Act On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General released an updated […]
March 12th, 2018 Depriving Servicemember of Employment On January 16, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (S.B. 713) providing U.S. Armed Forces and Reserves […]