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Compliance Watch from VertiSource HR: each issue rounds up the employment, payroll and benefits rules that changed, with dates to know and the official source for every item.
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- Legal News & Compliance Springfield, Oregon payroll tax starts January 1, 2027
- Compliance Watch Compliance Watch, Issue 04: SECURE plan amendments due December 31, OSHA’s HazCom deadline + 5 more updates
- Compliance Wire Retirement plans: discretionary SECURE amendments due Dec 31
- Compliance Wire OSHA HazCom: employer updates for substances due Nov 20
- Compliance Wire DHS proposes ending the 60-day grace period after a job ends
- Compliance Wire California: bereavement leave can cover a designated person
- Compliance Wire California: immigration-related retaliation ban expands
- Compliance Wire New York: Employees can request personnel files from Nov 8
DOL: a mid-day commute the employee asked for is not paid time
Under a July 22 DOL opinion letter, a nonexempt employee who chooses to work from home, go to the office…
Tobacco surcharges: agencies won’t penalize plans that drop the charge going forward
When an employee finishes a stop-smoking program mid-year, the plan can drop the tobacco surcharge from that point forward.
DHS proposes a $103,265 H-1B petition fee
The proposed fee would apply to cap-subject H-1B petitions, including students already here changing to H-1B status, on top of…
EEO-1 reporting may be on the way out
The EEOC has proposed ending the EEO-1 report, the annual workforce demographic filing required of private employers with 100 or…
California: Minimum wage rises to $17.40 on January 1, 2027; exempt floor to $72,384
California's statewide minimum wage increases from $16.90 to $17.40 on January 1, 2027, for employers of all sizes.
California: Cal/OSHA proposes broader high-heat requirements
Today California's outdoor high-heat procedures apply only to agriculture, construction, landscaping, oil and gas, and some transportation.
California: Cal/OSHA’s permanent workplace violence standard is due by year end
The latest draft came out July 22.
Massachusetts: 48-hour employee notice after ICE inspection requests
Massachusetts employers must now give written notice to each employee within 48 hours of receiving an ICE Notice of Inspection…
Washington: Criminal-history checks move to after a conditional offer
Since July 1, Washington employers with 15 or more employees may not ask about criminal history until after a conditional…
New Jersey: Separations must be reported within seven days
New Jersey's Employer Response Portal is live.
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