January 2026
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Explore the Newly Updated Summary Plan Description: Your Central Guide to Benefits

We’re excited to announce that the updated ADP TotalSource, Inc. Health and Welfare Summary Plan Description (SPD) is now available online! This guide is packed with all the essential information your employees need to navigate benefits plans effectively, like information on eligibility, what is covered, how the plan operates, and more! Take a moment to check out what’s new for the SPD and stay in the know with all the latest updates to the ADP TotalSource benefits Plan.

OSHA Recordkeeping compliance reminder: Certain employers must electronically submit their 2025 OSHA Form 300A (Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses) by March 2, 2026.

Recently, we published an article reminding you to post your OSHA Form 300A in the workplace from February 1 through April 30, 2026. Some employers are also required to electronically submit the information from their 2025 OSHA Form 300A via the OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA). OSHA has a tool in ITA Coverage Application to help employers determine if they are covered by the regulation.  

48 State-Specific HR Compliance Changes for 2026

Employers will continue to face increasing state and local legal requirements in 2026. New rules span employee leave, artificial intelligence (AI), background checks, wage and hour requirements, discrimination protections, employee notices, pay data reporting, pay transparency, workplace safety and more.

Helpful Hints for Handling No Call/No Shows and Job Abandonment

When employees fail to report for work without notifying their supervisor ("no call/no show"), an employer can be left scrambling to find a replacement. Maintaining productivity levels might also be difficult. The situation can become more frustrating and costly if it happens more than once or with more than one employee. And after a number of no calls/no shows, an employer may consider the job abandoned. To address these situations, employers may include job abandonment guidelines in their attendance policies. Here are some points to consider when drafting and enforcing such provisions.

Added Security Coming with One-Time Passcodes

ADP® is enhancing your account security with One-Time Passcodes (OTPs). This added layer of protection helps verify you and your employees’ information.

Who is filing your 2025 ACA Reporting?

Remember that if you’re an Applicable Large Employer (ALE)*, your business could face significant IRS assessments if your Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting Forms 1095-C for the 2025 reporting year are not timely distributed to your full-time employees.  Please review and acknowledge your filing in the ACA Reporting Tool (ART) by Jan.  31, 2026, so that we can timely distribute the forms to your full-time employees.  ACA Reporting is filed under your unique FEIN.

Minimum Salary Requirements for Overtime Exemption in 2026

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay non-exempt employees overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a wrkweek. Some states require overtime in additional circumstances. However, there are federal and state exemptions from these requirements for employees who meet certain salary and duties tests. Here are some key points to know for both federal and state exemptions from overtime for 2026.

Get Ready for OSHA Recordkeeping Season

Helping your company comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regulations is one of the key benefits of ADP TotalSource®. If your company is not partially exempt (either by industry, size, or both) from OSHA Log  Recordkeeping requirements, ADP can assist you fulfill this responsibility by providing your company with its preliminary 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses at the end of January each year. 

Let’s take a look at your November activities to ensure a smooth Year End!

We just have a couple of months left till the end of the year, so it’s important for you to know the detailed information about these Year-End tasks, visit and bookmark the ADP TotalSource Year-End & Quarter Close Guide.

It’s time to review and acknowledge your ACA reporting!

Employers with an average of at least 50 full-time employees (including full-time equivalents) in the prior calendar year (2024) (Applicable Large Employers or “ALEs”) need to file ACA Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS. 

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