Virginia Employers:
Employment law developments continue to be red hot. In the last month, we have updated our followers on significant updates relating to non-competes, pay transparency, and paid family leave.
Since these updates, Virginia has enacted a statewide paid sick leave mandate, joining the continuously growing list of states and localities requiring employers to…
NYC employers: Sick leave law obligations have been expanded once again.
Under existing law, New York City employers were already required to provide paid sick leave, specifically 56 hours for employers with 100+ employees and 40 hours for employers with fewer than 100 employees.
Under a recently enacted bill, which takes effect February 22, 2026…
Rhode Island employers take note: Rhode Island is now the first state to expressly protect employees’ menopause and related conditions. This comes on the heels or women’s specific health benefits emerging as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent.
The Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act already required employers with at least four employees…
Are you an employer that sponsors a health plan with a “tobacco surcharge program?”
If so, a recent decision by a district court casts some doubt on how to properly design such a program.
As a result, it might be time to review your wellness program once again.
A copy of the court’s decision is…
Employers that sponsor self-insured health plans need to make sure their plans will be in compliance with new rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, as amended (the “MHPAEA”), effective January 1, 2025.
MHPAEA seeks to ensure that group health plans make it no more difficult for participants and beneficiaries to access…
The EEOC issued final regulations (Eff. June 18, 2024) interpreting the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which generally requires employers with 15+ employees to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnancy, childbirth and/or related medical conditions absent undue hardship.
It requires reasonable accommodation arrived at through the interactive process and prohibits employers from taking adverse actions in…
Important Deadlines for San Francisco Employers:
Employers with employees in the Bay Area should be aware that certain deadlines pertaining to the SF Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) are fast approaching.
The HCSO is generally applicable to employers with 20+ employees, including employees working outside of San Francisco.
Deadline #1: January 30, 2024
Employers with…
As noted in prior PERKS posts, 2023 has been a busy year for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as it has mounted an increasingly aggressive campaign to regulate employer-employee relations.
As part of these efforts, the NLRB has teamed up with other federal agencies to address areas of enforcement overlap. The NLRB’s most recent…
HIPAA covered entities, including employer sponsored health plans, and their business associates, must train employees who have access to protected health information.
Moreover, recent HIPAA settlement agreements with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) have emphasized the importance of updating training materials and providing regular training to employees.
See here for a recent settlement along…
The IRS has updated its Affordable Care Act (ACA) “affordability” threshold for 2024….to 8.39%.
See Rev. Proc. 2023-29: 26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax liability.
Under the ACA, applicable large employers must offer affordable health insurance coverage to full-time employees. If the employer does…
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