Our Sick Leave Toolkit, which includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and model sick leave policies for jurisdictions with sick leave laws, has been updated based on recent agency guidance, rules and/or best practice recommendations.  

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that, among other revisions to its drug and alcohol testing regulations; it will expand its drug testing panel.  

As you are likely aware from previous communications, the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law is set to take effect January 1, 2018.  As service to you, we have prepared an Employer Toolkit, which summarizes key provisions of the law and regulations and provides an overview of the claims process and sample employee communications. It is designed to get you quickly up to speed on your compliance obligations and how ADP Resource assists you in complying with those obligations.  

Employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9 information that appear to come from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  Do not respond to these emails or click the links in them.

At this time At this time, the IRS is not providing any changes to the 2018 percentage-method withholdings tables and Form W-4. 

If you have received an unemployment rate notice or a deposit frequency change notice, please Click on the link above to learn more. 

Several states, cities, and counties will be increasing their minimum wage rates effective January 1, 2018.  In several jurisdictions, the rate of pay depends on the size of the employer and/or work location of the employees, and you will have to update your employees’ rates as needed to ensure you remain in 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, 2018 unless otherwise noted. 

On November 6, 2017, the Maine House of Representative upheld Governor Paul R. LePage’s veto of a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana. The 74-62 vote fell 17 votes short of the two-thirds margin required to override the Governor’s veto.  

The Supreme Court of Minnesota, in Burt v. Rackner, Inc., has ruled that discharging an employee for refusing to share tips is illegal under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (MFLSA).