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New York has officially joined the growing list of states requiring certain private employers to offer retirement savings options. The New York Secure Choice Savings Program (Secure Choice or the Program) is moving closer to...more
Employers in Colorado could face steep penalties for wage and hour violations under a new law that took effect on Aug 6. They also risk losing their license to operate if willful violations are not remedied. To avoid running...more
Oregon law requires employers to provide employees with itemized wage statements on regular paydays. Such statements must include details, such as date of payment, dates of work covered, employee’s name, employer’s name and...more
Nevada’s new state-facilitated retirement program for private-sector employees is now live. While the Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Program is designed to minimize the administrative, cost, and liability burdens for...more
The Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (Paid Leave) survived the latest legislative session with minimal change and is on track to go live on Jan. 1, 2026. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic...more
Oregon has added another detailed payroll documentation requirement for employers. Oregon law has long required employers to provide employees with detailed written wage statements, including pay rates, pay basis (e.g.,...more
Mistakes happen, even with sophisticated corporate payroll systems. This can involve duplicate wage payments, paying an employee for unpaid time away from work, or other genuine errors. ...more
When an employee unexpectedly dies, the employer’s first instinct often is to take steps to assist his or her family, and to minimize any financial disruption associated with the death. While these goals are laudable,...more
Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers will be legally required to give employees access to their paystubs....more
The Ohio Pay Stub Protection Act, which requires employers to provide earnings and deductions statements to their employees, will take effect on April 9, 2025....more
Ohio’s recently enacted Pay Stub Protection Act (“PSPA”), Ohio Revised Code Section 4113.14 will become effective on April 9, 2025. To comply with the PSPA, employers must provide employees with a written or electronic...more
Employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan to employees must take action to facilitate the RetireReady NJ Retirement Savings Program (“RetireReady NJ”)....more
Employers in Maine need to be prepared to make payroll deductions and submit quarterly earnings statements under the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, starting on January 1, 2025....more
A coalition of 14 Democratic AGs, led by Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking the DOL to require more information from government contractors regarding payroll for workers....more
Question: Can we legally require employees to reimburse the company for damage to customer or company property (i.e., the full amount of damages or insurance deductible)?...more
Connecticut businesses have until August 31, 2023 to offer a retirement savings plan to employees. In 2016, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted Public Act 16-29, which created the Connecticut Retirement Security...more
Q: We had a payroll issue and accidentally overpaid an employee quite a bit. Can we simply withhold from their future paychecks?...more
Answering the question Fisher Phillips recently posed to Washington employers – to deduct or not to deduct – Governor Inslee signed into law on January 26 the bills swiftly pushed through the legislature that delay collection...more
This is an updated version of a previous blog we published on statements issued by Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the legislature regarding the WA Cares Fund. On December 17, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the...more
New York employers that don’t sponsor their own retirement plans will soon be required to automatically enroll employees in New York’s state-run savings plan. Lawmakers originally created the New York State Secure Choice...more
In 2021, Washington established a long-term care benefit program for Washington workers called the WA Cares Fund. In short, the program implements a mandatory 0.58 percent payroll deduction on employee wages to create a state...more
On April 21, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed into effect the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Act, now called the “WA Cares Fund” (or “Fund”), making Washington the first state in the country to adopt a...more
The year 2021 continues the trend of increasing regulation of the workplace by state and local governments. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws, this update provides an overview of recent and...more
In between blasts of arctic air and record snow falls, we are starting to see state legislatures emerge from their winter hibernation and introduce new legislation. With regard to Earned Wage Access (EWA), first out of the...more
In 2019, the Connecticut legislature passed sweeping changes to the state’s existing Family and Medical Leave Act, about which we previously reported here. One of the most significant changes is that beginning in 2022,...more