New Jersey’s Salary History Inquiry Ban Effective January 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, New Jersey employers are prohibited from 1) screening job applicants based on the applicant’s salary history; or (2) requiring an…
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Get Prepared for San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Reporting
UPDATED 3/24/20: Due to COVID-19, San Francisco has cancelled the employer reporting requirement for the 2019 calendar year (originally due April 30, 2020)…
New Jersey’s WARN Act Now Mandates Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs
UPDATED MAY 4, 2020 Background: On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive…
New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions
New York State amended its labor law by adding Section 203-3 declaring that employers may “not discriminate or take retaliatory personnel actions against an…
Massachusetts Clarifies Requirements for PFML Reimbursement Program
Beginning January 2021, most workers in Massachusetts will be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid family leave and up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave…
New York State’s Salary History Ban Effective January 2020
Effective January 6, 2020, Labor Law Section 194-a prohibits an employer from seeking, requesting, or requiring, orally or in writing, the wage or salary…
The SECURE Act Passes as the Largest Retirement Legislation Since 2006
The SECURE Act represents the most significant retirement plan legislation in more than a decade in improve Americans’ retirement security. Much of the…
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[Updated] IRS Releases the 2020 ACA Rates for “Affordable” Employer-Sponsored Coverage
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Rev. Proc. 2019-29, which sets the 2020 rates used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is…
2019 ACA Reporting and Distribution Deadlines
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to report certain information to the IRS and plan participants each year. The employer deadlines for ACA…
New York State Requires Insurers to Cover Egg Freezing and In-Vitro Fertilization
The 2020 New York State Budget amended the state’s insurance law to require certain insurers to cover medically-necessary egg freezing and in-vitro…
New Jersey Bans Hairstyle Discrimination
On December 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “Create Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act” (CROWN Act) to address…
Washington D.C. Paid Family Leave: Official Worksite Notice Released
Background: Enacted in February 2017, the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2016 created the Washington D.C Paid Family Leave program (D.C. PFL or Program). The…
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