As we reported last week, a district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule which sought to raise the required salary level to qualify for the white collar exemptions. With this ruling, the regulations will not go into effect on December 1, 2016.

As part of our commitment to providing you with guidance on this development we have prepared a Special Report which includes frequently asked questions, key decision points, sample employee communications and a link to the previously announced Jackson Lewis, P.C. webcast which is now available on demand. Click here to access the Special Report.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”)’s final rule regarding electronic reporting of work-related injuries and illnesses also requires employers to modify post-accident drug testing policies.

Oregon has enacted Senate Bill 1587, which is designed to increase transparency in employee pay and expose wage and hour violations. Effective January 1, 2017, employers will be required to provide additional details on itemized pay statements.

On Monday, November 14, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. 

ADP Resource would like to remind you that Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24, 2016, is a bank holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed as will ADP’s offices. 

As you may be aware from previous ADP Resource communications, toolkits and webcasts, effective December 1, 2016, changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations will dramatically impact many employers.  We are working diligently to provide support to our clients in order to help ensure their compliance.  

This report is to provide a summary of some of the major laws that may impact your operations and help you plan and prepare for these new compliance challenges. It is part of our broader commitment to help clients meet their compliance obligations. The laws covered in this report are effective January 1, 2017 unless otherwise noted. 

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has agreed to further postpone enforcement of its new final rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, until December 1, 2016. The agency also issued guidance explaining its position on incentive, disciplinary, and drug-testing programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released final regulations implementing President Barack Obama’s Executive Order, requiring up to seven days of paid sick leave for workers on federal contracts.