Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5649), which, among other things, adds bereavement leave for child loss and clarifies conditions for postnatal leave. Senate Bill 5649 takes effect on June 9, 2022.

This notice is to inform you about the changes regarding employee’s marital status information. Under  Utah law, an employee is required to use the same marital status for both federal and state income tax withholding elections.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced an adjustment to rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes for calendar year 2022. 

The U.S. Supreme Court has held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022) that there is no federal protection of abortion rights, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent from the Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania v. Casey on the issue. The ruling now enables each state to set its own legal requirements regarding abortions.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers may compel employees to arbitrate individual claims raised under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

Connecticut has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 163) that prohibits employers from disciplining employees for refusing to attend an employer-sponsored meeting concerning religious or political matters. Senate Bill 163 takes effect July 1, 2022. Notably, the law’s definition of political matters includes organized labor.

Florida has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 7) that prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from subjecting an individual to training that endorses certain concepts about discrimination. Senate Bill 7 takes effect July 1, 2022.