The Boulder County, Colorado, Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2023-4 ,which establishes a new local minimum wage starting Jan. 1, 2024.

Please complete your HIRD form filing online via MassTaxConnect before December 15. Massachusetts law requires certain employers to file an annual Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form containing information about employer-sponsored health benefits offerings.

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (WDOL) has announced  an increase to the state’s white collar overtime exemption salary threshold.   

As previously announced and as described in the ADP TotalSource's Insights and Solutions bulletin, in June 2023, Alabama enacted House Bill 217  (HB 217 or the Bill), which excludes from gross income for state income tax (SIT) purposes amounts received by a full-time hourly wage-paid employee as compensation for work performed in excess of 40 hours in a week.  This exclusion goes into effect for overtime wages paid beginning Jan. 1, 2024, and is currently scheduled to end on June 30, 2025.

Oregon has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 907), which further protects employees from hazardous work conditions. Senate Bill 907 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Employees receiving Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefits in Massachusetts are entitled to supplement their PFML benefits with available accrued paid leave. The change is effective for PFML applications filed on or after Nov. 1, 2023. The state also announced that the contribution rate for 2024 will increase.