Wage Payments

New and Updated

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  Editor's Choice

  January 1, 2025: Employers, Act Now Before New Compliance Requirements Take Effect

  Updated to include New York Equal Rights Amendment and law regarding digital replica usage in employment agreements.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: Connecticut

  Updated to reflect paid sick leave law amendments and related FAQs regarding pay statement requirements, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Legal Timetable

  St. Paul, Minnesota, Wage Theft Ordinance Takes Effect

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  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: California

  Updated to reflect inflation-adjusted limit on deceased employee wage payments, effective April 1, 2025. 

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  September 26, 2024

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  Commentary and Insights

  Ask Our Experts: Final Pay Deductions for Negative PTO Balances

  A recurring question received by Ask Our Experts is whether an employer is allowed to make pay deductions from an employee's final pay to recoup a negative paid time off (PTO) balance.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: New Jersey

  Updated to reflect changed registration dates for RetireReady NJ.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: New Hampshire

  Updated to reflect an increase in the dollar limit on certain payments of deceased employee wages, effective September 10, 2024.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Payment of Wages: Louisiana

  Updated to reflect information regarding deceased employee wage payment affidavit and release forms.

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  Legal Timetable

  Illinois Significantly Expands Pay Statement Requirements

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  Legal Timetable

  New Hampshire Increases Dollar Limit on Certain Payments of Deceased Employee Wages