Compensation and Benefits
Bills signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in the past week touch on immigration, recordkeeping, workplace violence and more.
California employers soon will no longer be able to require employees to use up to two weeks of PTO or vacation leave before beginning to receive state paid family leave benefits.
A final rule issued by the DOL, HHS and Treasury Department will help ensure that group health plans and health insurance providers do not make it harder to access mental healthcare benefits or substance abuse treatment than other medical healthcare.
Employers' total compensation costs increased more than 7 percent in 2023, with most of the increase in the second half of the year according to a March BLS report.
Federal agencies have put out new help for employers that offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts (PLESAs) to non-highly compensated employees.
A new notice from the IRS also provides guidance on Roth matching contributions, auto enrollment plans and more.
Employers in Cook County, Illinois, must soon provide paid leave to all employees who work in the county and allow the leave to be used for any reason an employee chooses.
The Illinois Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations for implementing the state's Paid Leave for All Workers Act.
New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.
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