State Alerts

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has revised emergency rules for protecting workers from COVID-19. The emergency rules became effective on May 6, 2022 and will remain in effect through December 31, 2022.

San Francisco, California has announced that its minimum wage will increase.

The City of Milpitas, California has announced that the minimum wage for the city will increase.

The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) has released a new employee withholding certificate known as DR 0004. Prior to the DR 0004 release, Colorado did not provide a state form and the federal Form W-4 was used to calculate state tax withholding.  ADP is actively working to complete development necessary to help support clients when an employee submits a DR004.  We will keep you informed of these efforts.   

The California Treasurer has published an emergency rule that defines key terms and clarifies employer responsibilities under the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. The emergency rule took effect immediately.

The state of Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5671), which amends its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to add new salary transparency requirements. Senate Bill 5671 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

Virginia has enacted legislation (HB 808) that clarifies that fee of up to a maximum of $5.00 may be charged and withheld by the employer from the employee’s wages (in addition to the amount required to be held for child support) pursuant to an income withholding order.  The purpose of the legislation was to clarify that an employer may charge a fee of less than $5.00.

HB 808 becomes effective July 1, 2022.

Utah has enacted two pieces of legislation (Senate Bill 95 and House Bill 252), which temporarily amend certain employer hiring liabilities and add employer verification requirements. Both take effect on May 4, 2022. Senate Bill 95 is set to expire on July 1, 2025.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) has announced that effective June 30, 2022,  it will end the temporary relief regarding a business’s establishment of nexus solely because an employee is temporarily working in a different work location due to COVID-19.

Ohio has enacted Senate Bill 47, which exempts from the state’s overtime requirements time spent engaged in traveling to and from a worksite or performing specific tasks.