Compliance Corner
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire has enacted legislation (House Bill 1169), which expressly prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of traits associated with race, including hair texture and hairstyles. House Bill 1169 takes effect on Sept. 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s legislature exceeded its authority when it amended ballot initiatives to increase the minimum wage and require paid sick leave. If left standing, the ruling means the minimum wage will increase, the tip credit will be phased out, and paid sick leave requirements will expand beginning Feb. 21, 2025.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation that modifies the required information that employers must provide on employee’s wage statements and creates a new hire notice mandate. The law is effective Oct; 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts has enacted legislation (House Bill 4890), which will require employers with 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth to disclose the pay range for a position in any job posting or advertisement. This change will take effect July 31, 2025.
The legislation also requires that employers with 100 or more employees in the Commonwealth to report certain data to the state beginning Feb. 1, 2025.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Louisiana
Louisiana has enacted legislation that will no longer require employers to provide meal periods to minors who are 16 or 17 years of age when they work for a five-hour work period. The law (House Bill 156) took effect Aug. 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Alabama
Alabama has amended the provision which exempts overtime pay earned by employees from state taxation. The amended law is effective on Oct. 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Indiana
As a result of Indiana Senate Bill 148 employers will be required to file reports of newly hired and rehired employees electronically.
Additionally, employers will be required to provide new data elements on all reports of newly hired or rehired employees.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Connecticut
Connecticut has enacted legislation that amends a law entitling employees to paid family and medical leave. The amendments take effect Oct. 1, 2024.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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California
Amendments to PAGA were recently negotiated in the form of two separate bills which were signed into law on July 1, 2024. The amendments limit the claims that can be asserted and penalties that can be imposed in many PAGA lawsuits in the future.