As of February 13, 2019, employers in Daly City are subject to the provisions of the city’s new Minimum Wage Ordinance, which was adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2019. Like many other local ordinances in California, Daly City’s new ordinance puts the city on a path to a $15 minimum wage by January 1, 2021. Details of the Minimum Wage Ordinance 2019 Minimum Wage and Beyond Daily

Virginia’s Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) notice for tax year 2018 has just been released with a revision date of 11-2018. As we reported last month in our Virginia blog about the change to the VOSH (Safety & Health) law, we were not anticipating the EITC notice to be available until sometime in March. Because the notice has been issued early, our updated Virginia poster (coming soon to a

A few weeks ago, we reported on the new Minimum Wage and Paid Medical Leave (PML) laws for the State of Michigan. We are pleased to report that the notices for both laws have been released, with publication dates of 1/2019. Details of the Updated Minimum Wage Law Minimum Wage Increases Based on the new law, the Minimum Wage notice now includes the following stepped increases over a period of

Employers in Virginia won’t be surprised to hear that the state’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has released an update to the Job Safety & Health Protection notice. What’s New for Safety & Health? The notice features a new requirement for public sector employers, as well as a new publication date of January 2019. Previously exempt public sector employers—including all departments, agencies, institutions, or other political subdivisions of the

Back in October 2018, we reported on New Jersey’s 2019 minimum wage and the state’s new Earned Sick Leave law. Lo and behold, we must now report that New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued an updated version of the Earned Sick Leave (ESL) notice with a new publication date of 1/19. As such, employers in New Jersey are required to post the newly issued ESL notice

The District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights has released an update to the Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act notice, which has a revision date of 1/3/19. The notice includes new information on what happens after an employee files an accommodation or discrimination violation complaint against an employer. New Process for Handling Complaints Employees who believe their employer has denied then a reasonable accommodation or discriminated against them due to

The State of Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) is an insurance program funded via premiums paid by both employers and employees. While the program was enacted in 2017, benefits won’t be available to employees until January 1, 2020. However, employers have responsibilities that began on January 1, 2019. What Employers Need to Know Employer Obligations The PFML program applies to nearly all Washington employers, including small businesses, state

There’s a lot happening in the State of Michigan, but a January 1, 2019 minimum wage increase is not among the changes. However, employers should be aware that a new Minimum Wage law goes into effect on March 29, 2019. Until then, Michigan employers must continue to pay their employees the current minimum wage of $9.25 per hour. And that’s not all! Effective April 1, 2019, Michigan employers must abide

As we reported a couple of months ago in our blog about minimum wage increases in New Mexico cities, employers in unincorporated Bernalillo County are subject to a minimum wage adjustment every January 1. At that time, we also reported that Bernalillo County’s Minimum Wage notice would probably not be available until March 2019, based on past history. Well, to our great surprise, the 2019 Minimum Wage notice has already

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division has released the new federal contractor minimum wage notice, which has a revision date of 1/19. Under Executive Order 13658, the minimum wage for federal contractors is adjusted annually every January 1 based on inflation. What Employers and Employees Need to Know Minimum Wage Rates for 2019 From January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, federal contractors must pay workers performing