by Emerald Law | Apr 17, 2019 | Compliance
The New Jersey Health Insurance Market Preservation Act (“NJ Individual Mandate”) requires New Jersey residents to maintain health coverage or face a penalty. Starting with Tax Year 2019, the NJ Individual Mandate requires third parties to verify individuals’ health... read more
by Emerald Law | Apr 5, 2019 | Compliance
After filing ACA Reporting, employers may realize that they made an error. Employers should make any corrections to the reporting as soon as the error is discovered to avoid potential penalties. Employers may also need to correct a mistake after receiving a 226J... read more
by Camille Balasek | Apr 4, 2019 | Events, Health & Wellbeing, Perks
Healthiest Employers of New York City Awards winners, finalists, and honorees who were recognized at the Healthiest Employers Awards Event on Wednesday, April 3rd at The High Line Hotel in NYC
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by Emerald Law | Apr 3, 2019 | Compliance
Summary: On March 29, 2019, the Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development, Department of Family and Medical Leave (the Department) released revised draft regulations for the paid Family and Medical Leave Law (PFML). Massachusetts (MA) passed PFML in... read more
by Roger Lee, CEO of Human Interest | Apr 2, 2019 | Retirement & Financial
Promoting employee wellness is an essential initiative for employers that want to build and nurture high-performing teams. But employee wellness isn’t just physical like health, vision and dental – part of that equation is financial wellness. One of the best... read more
by Emerald Law | Apr 2, 2019 | Compliance
Summary: On March 1, 2019, New Jersey passed S1567 (“law”), which requires certain New Jersey employers to offer their employees pre-tax commuter benefits. New Jersey employers with 20 or more employees will be required to offer employees the opportunity to elect... read more
by Emerald Law | Mar 22, 2019 | Compliance
Washington Paid and Medical Leave (“Program”) is set to take effect January 1, 2020. The Washington State Employment Security Department (WA ESD), the agency responsible for administering the Program, is currently drafting rules and regulations. Recently, WA ESD... read more
by Emerald Law | Mar 19, 2019 | Compliance
The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) requires “covered employers” to make certain health care expenditures for their “covered employees.” If a covered employer does not meet the expenditure requirement, they may need to make quarterly expenditures... read more
by Emerald Law | Mar 13, 2019 | Compliance
Employers with a permanent place of business in the City of Santa Monica that have more than 10 employees must comply with the Santa Monica Transportation Demand Management Ordinance (“Ordinance”), which is an emission reduction law. This article provides... read more
by Emerald Law | Mar 6, 2019 | Compliance
Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act (“Act”) is set to take effect on March 29, 2019. Under the Act, certain employers must provide eligible employees with paid time off under certain circumstances. The Act that is set to take effect in an amended version of a paid... read more
