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State-by-State Minimum Wage Changes for 2025: What You Need To Know
As a small business owner, it’s essential to stay up to date on changes to HR laws. Depending on what state you run your business in, your payroll may need to adjust for a minimum wage hike in 2025. Additionally, many municipalities have specific minimum wages. When...
State-by-State Minimum Wage Changes for 2025: What You Need To Know
As a small business owner, it’s essential to stay up to date on changes to HR laws. Depending on what state you run your business in, your payroll may need to adjust for a minimum wage hike in 2025. Additionally, many municipalities have specific minimum wages. When...
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5 Changing HR Laws To Prepare for in the New Year
With 2025 about to arrive, small businesses should take a moment to make sure they’re ready for some HR changes that are about to happen. While some of these changes have been known about for months, other changes involve new developments. Because penalties for...
Self-Insured Health Plans: August 1st PCORI Fee Due Date is Rapidly Approaching
By Stephanie O. Zorn, Principal (314-827-3970) with Jackson Lewis P.C. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”) is an independent nonprofit research organization that funds comparative clinical research, among other things. PCORI is funded...
Finding Diverse Talent in the Manufacturing Industry Revisited: A Skillful Scavenger Hunt
By Susan M. Corcoran, Principal (914-872-6871) with Jackson Lewis P.C. Even as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports showed an increase in hiring in the manufacturing industry over the last year, filling certain positions remain a challenge,...
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe and Casey: What This Decision Means for Employers
By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Principal (513-322-5035) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Joy M. Napier-Joyce, Principal (410-415-2028) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Melissa Ostrower, Principal (212-545-4000) with Jackson Lewis P.C., and Tasos C. Paindiris, Principal (407-246-8440)...
Congress Releases Draft of Federal Privacy Law with Potential Traction to Pass
By Jason C. Gavejian, Principal (908-795-5139) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Principal (908-795-5205) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Cecilie E. Read, KM Attorney (213-689-0404) with Jackson Lewis P.C. The federal government has been trying to...
Group Health Plan Considerations in the Face of (Potentially) Changing Abortion Laws
By Joy M. Napier (410-415-2000) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Natalie M. Nathanson, Principal (305-577-7600) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Melissa Ostrower, Principal (212-545-4000) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Kellie M. Thomas, Principal (410-415-2000) with Jackson Lewis...
DOL Announces Plan to Issue New Independent Contractor Final Rule
By Jeffrey W. Brecher, Principal (631-247-4652) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Justin R. Barnes, Principal (404-586-1809) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Adam L. Lounsbury, Principal (804-212-2863) with Jackson Lewis P.C. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced...
HR Managers: Focus on Employee Skills to Navigate the Great Resignation
According to U.S. Labor Department statistics, the number of job openings hit 11.5 million at the end of March 2022—the most openings since the data series began in December 2000. These statistics also revealed the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs...
Employer Tips to Minimize Employee-Related Social Media Risks
According to Pew Research, approximately 70% of Americans use social media despite ongoing controversies and the public’s “relatively negative sentiments about aspects of social media.” Among Facebook users, 70% use the site daily and nearly half check it multiple...
EEOC, DOJ Release Expectations on Employers’ Use of Technology, AI for Employment Decisions
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Principal (908-795-5205) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Paul Patten, Principal (312-803-2570) with Jackson Lewis P.C., and Katharine C. Weber, Principal (513-898-0050) with Jackson Lewis P.C. For decades, employers have used technology...
Manufacturers Face Unique Problems in Accommodating Assembly Line Workers With Disabilities
By James M. Stone, Principal (216-750-4307) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Sheri L. Giger, Principal (412-338-5146) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Patricia Anderson Pryor, Principal (513-322-5035) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Katharine C. Weber, Principal (513-898-0050) with Jackson...
12 Best Practices for Managing Multi-State Payroll Taxes
Mobile workers have become an important and growing part of the modern workforce. Cloud computing and ubiquitous high-speed internet have enabled many industries to support remote workers. Businesses offering either fully remote or hybrid work flexibility have...
Remote Workforces Have Created an Expansion of Tax Nexus
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of U.S. companies that allowed remote work was climbing steadily. During the pandemic, most companies that could enable remote workers did so for health and safety reasons. Now, companies are figuring out the right...
10 Costly ACA Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land for more than a decade and has survived legal challenges from the Supreme Court as recently as last year. The aim of this law was to help lower the cost of quality healthcare for Americans through a...
Supporting Many Types of Diversity in the Workplace
Forward-thinking organizations committed to positive change are taking action-oriented steps toward better diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Over the last few years, increased awareness of individuals from marginalized backgrounds facing social...
What Employers Need to Know to Avoid Legal Issues with Seasonal Employees
Does your organization need seasonal help to support business operations during specific times of the year? There are many types of businesses that need temporary or seasonal help to meet industry demands or increased traffic. Businesses might hire seasonal employees...
Top 5 HR Pain Points Solved By Outsourcing
No one opens a restaurant or a hair salon or a bakery with dreams of keeping up with government regulations. You want to focus on your passion. You want to focus on your customers. Everything else is a distraction. Yet these “distractions” can bring...
New Guidance Issued by Department of Labor Regarding Mental Health and the FMLA
By Luke P. Breslin, Principal (908-795-5200) with Jackson Lewis P.C. On May 25, 2022, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act...
The CROWN Act: Putting an End to Race-Based Hair Discrimination
In many companies and schools, Black people face discrimination in the form of dress codes that discriminate against natural hair styles. The CROWN Act—short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair—provides protection against discrimination based on...
Payroll Tax Compliance Issues in the Hybrid Workforce
The way we work and where we work has been transformed. Many businesses are adopting flexible work arrangements to address talent shortages, reduce costs, optimize real estate, and support expansion. Attracting and retaining the best talent today sometimes means...
Why Businesses Are Increasing Investments in Workforce Technology
According to the latest forecast released by Gartner, Inc., worldwide IT spending is projected to total nearly $4.5 trillion in 2022, which is an increase of 4% from 2021. Many believe this trend will continue as businesses seek to improve flexibility and preparedness...
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