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Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane season is upon us and, as we’ve already seen with Harvey, it is expected to be very active. To help ensure your business is prepared for severe weather we wanted to provide you with some tips to lessen disruption to you and your employees.

Quarter Close is Coming!

Once again, the quarter will be closing soon. You must provide updates to your payroll services representative at least 3 business days prior to the last day of the quarter to avoid costly amendments.

Health Advocate Now Available to Your Employees

ADP TotalSource® is very happy to announce that Health Advocate is now available to you and your eligible employees, at no cost to you.

Stay Issued for Pay Data Reporting Aspects of EEO-1 Form

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has indefinitely stayed the deadline for compliance with the pay data collection aspects of the revised EEO-1 form.

Department of Labor Introduces Dual Fringe Rates for Service Contract Act

The Department of Labor has released its annual Health and Welfare Fringe Benefits Rate adjustment for 2017-18, announcing two separate rates for the Service Contract Act.

Important Change for 2018 VETS-4212 Filings

For reporting in 2018 and going forward, government contractors will gain the efficiency of pulling a single data snapshot as of December 31 for reporting on both EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reports.

Upcoming Events

Regional Alerts

Washington-

With the passage of the Healthy Starts Act, Washington has expanded the rights of pregnant employees to receive reasonable accommodations in the workplace.

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Washington-

The Washington Supreme Court holds that, when an employee demonstrates that he or she did not receive a timely meal break, the employer must either show that there was no violation or a valid waiver existed.

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Pennsylvania-

Putting an end to an employer’s previous conundrum of determining what constitutes “recently” separated when evaluating a former employee’s request to review his or her personnel file, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that terminated ...

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Oregon-

Effective immediately, Oregon’s overtime law has been clarified to provide relief to non-union employers operating mills, factories or other manufacturing facilities. It has also been revised, effective January 1, 2018, to limit the number of weekly hours employees in ...

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Oregon-

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to regulate employer scheduling practices in the food service, hospitality, and retail industries. The new law, Senate Bill 828, will take effect on July 1, 2018.

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Texas-

On August 31, 2017, a federal District Court in Texas issued a final decision striking down the changes to the FLSA overtime rule.

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