Last month we published an article reminding you to post your OSHA Form 300A in the workplace from Feb. 1 through April 30, 2025. Some employers are also required to electronically submit the information from their 2023 OSHA Form 300A via the OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA). This year OSHA provided a new tool in ITA Coverage Application to help employers determine if they are covered by the regulation. OSHA also updated the ITA for enhance data security.

Read the information from OSHA below for more details and please reach out to your ADP TotalSource Risk & Safety Consultant if you need additional assistance.

To support our sustainability efforts and reduce paper usage, we will begin sending employee termination letters electronically effective 2/20/25. This change aligns with our commitment to reducing our environmental impact while maintaining efficient and secure communication. Please ensure employees’ contact information are always up to date in the system. In the event an email address is not listed, the letter will be sent through USPS to the employee's home address.

On Jan. 8, 2025, the Governor of Ohio signed into law HB 106 which requires that every employer provide each of its employees with a written or electronic statement or access to a statement of the employee's earnings and deductions for each pay period on the employer's regular paydays.

Current Ohio law does not require that employers provide a pay statement to its employees.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Civil Rights have released guidance clarifying how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) protects against algorithmic discrimination resulting from the use of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), by employers.

Illinois has enacted legislation that will phase out employers' ability to pay a subminimum wage for employees with disabilities in the state. The goal of the new law is to eliminate the use of the subminimum wage by Dec. 31, 2029.