State Alerts
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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New Mexico
New Mexico had enacted legislation (Senate Bill 96) that will prohibit employers from asking about criminal history on employment applications.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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New Mexico
New Mexico has enacted legislation that will require employers that provide paid sick leave to allow employees to use the leave to care for covered family members.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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New Mexico
The New Mexico medical marijuana law has been amended to provide employment protections to employees and applicants.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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New Jersey
New Jersey has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1567) that will require employers with 20 or more employees to offer employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase qualified commuter benefits.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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New Jersey
A New Jersey appellate court has held that a disabled employee may sue his former employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) for alleged discrimination based on the employee’s use of medical marijuana.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Michigan
As previously reported, Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act went into effect on March 29, 2019. Michigan has now launched a website regarding the new Paid Medical Leave Act. Among other things, the website includes a frequently asked questions section and a mandatory model poster.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts has released a new guide for employers on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. It has also issued a mandatory workplace poster, and template notices employers may use to fulfill the notice requirement to employees and 1099-MISC independent contractors.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 280) that will increase the state’s minimum wage in several phases.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Washington, D.C.
The District of Columbia is implementing Paid Family Leave. Among the requirements, the District will collect taxes from all private sector employers located in the District to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This requires employers to begin recording workers’ wages on April 1, 2019.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Washington
The Washington Employment Security Department has now announced that the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program reporting deadline for the first quarter (April 30) will be pushed back to July 31, 2019. Employers will now report and remit premiums for quarters one and two between July 1 and July 31, 2019.