As of July 1, 2022, Alabama’s Adoption Promotion Act (APA) requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid family leave for the birth or adoption of a child. This also provides that additional family leave due to the adoption of an ill child or a […]
Category Archives: Employment Law
Covid Pandemic Effects on Workers Compensation Insurance costs for Employers
While the impact has yet to be fully understood, it can only be assumed that Workers’ Compensation Insurance carriers who are facing rising costs from lawsuits may be forced to pass those costs on to their customers in the form of higher work comp rates. Recently there have been a number of law firms advertising […]
California Locality Minimum Wage Rules
Alameda (CA) White-collar Exemption(The higher of federal, state or local must be paid to the employee) Follow state of California rates. Minimum Wage Rate (The higher of federal, state or local must be paid to the employee) $15.00/hr effective 7/1/2020: Minimum Cash Wage – Tipped(The higher of federal, state or local must be paid to […]
California Makes Retirement Plans Mandatory for Employers
The State of California is implementing a phased in mandatory retirement program to improve workers access to retirement savings tools. Employers with five or more employees in California must either offer a qualified employer-sponsored retirement plan or participate in the state’s Individual Retirement Account (IRA) program known as CalSavers, effective June 30, 2022. Qualified Employer-Sponsored […]
The CARES ACT Will Help Small Business and PEO Clients
The Cares Act and Value for PEO clients
Corona Virus Causes Chaos for Small Employers
For small businesses, navigating employment related laws and regulations has long been a challenge. The COVID-19 outbreak has produced a double whammy for many companies. Many employers are dealing with a loss of revenue combined with increasing employer related costs due to newly expanded rules related to sick leave, paid family leave and expansion of […]
SSA Announces Higher 2020 Wage Cap
In order to fund Social Security benefits for millions of American citizens, employee wages are taxed up to a specified earnings limit, known as the taxable wage cap. The Social Security Administration recently announced changes to the maximum limit on earnings subject to the tax. In October 2019, the SSA announced that the taxable wage […]
New Overtime Rule Coming for Employers
New Overtime rules for employers effective January 1, 2020.
Gig Economy Challenges May Propel Growth of Professional Employer Organizations
Can a PEO help in the “Gig Economy”
New Overtime Rules Proposed – Again
New rules for overtime proposed by US Department of Labor