Skip to Main Content

» 2019 » July

Oregon Adopts Pregnancy Accommodation Law

July 31, 2019

New Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1, 2020 Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, employers with 6 or more employees will need to provide reasonable accommodations to limitations an employee may experience because of the employee’s pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition (including lactation). Employers will also be prohibited from denying employment opportunities to, taking adverse employment actions …

Continue reading

ACA Affordability Contribution Rate Set at 9.78% for 2020

July 26, 2019

New Figure Marks Decrease from 2019 Under the employer shared responsibility (“pay or play”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act, applicable large employers—generally those who have 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees)—may be subject to a penalty if they do not offer affordable coverage that provides minimum value to their full-time employees …

Continue reading

New Jersey Adds Protections for Medical Marijuana Users

July 24, 2019

New Law Became Effective July 2 New Jersey has amended its medical marijuana law to protect employees from adverse employment actions if they use cannabis for a qualifying medical condition. In addition, the new provisions require employers with drug-testing policies to notify employees and job applicants who have positive test results for cannabis that: They …

Continue reading

New Law in Maine Provides Veterans Medical Leave

July 23, 2019

A new law (PDF) in Maine, effective Sept. 19, 2019, will require employers to allow veterans to take time away from work to attend a scheduled appointment at a medical facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Employers that provide paid leave must allow veteran employees to use this paid leave for …

Continue reading

Connecticut Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

July 19, 2019

Employers Must Begin Collecting Employee Contributions By Feb. 1, 2021. On June 25, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 19-25 into law, establishing a statewide paid family and medical leave program. This new paid family leave program will be funded through a mandatory payroll tax on employees of 0.5% of income, beginning in …

Continue reading

HDHP Preventive Care Benefits Expanded

July 19, 2019

Expansion Allows Coverage Without a Deductible for Some Chronic Conditions A new IRS notice (PDF) expands the list of preventive care benefits that may be covered by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) without a deductible, or with a deductible below the minimum deductible for an HDHP. Except for preventive care benefits, an HDHP can …

Continue reading

Reminder: PCORI Fees Due July 31

July 15, 2019

Fees Apply to Employers Sponsoring Certain Self-Insured Plans As a reminder, employers that sponsor certain self-insured health plans are responsible for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees. Fees for plan years that ended in 2018 are due July 31, 2019. Employers must report and pay the required PCORI fees annually via IRS Form 720. For …

Continue reading

EEO-1 Component 2 Online Filing System Opens July 15

July 11, 2019

Employers Must Submit 2017 and 2018 Data by Sept. 30 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the online filing system for EEO-1 Component 2 data will be available for all filers July 15, 2019, when system login information will also be sent to employers via regular mail and email. EEO-1 filers must …

Continue reading

Nevada Adopts Employee Paid Leave Law

July 11, 2019

New Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1, 2020. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada will be required to provide paid leave to all employees, except for temporary, seasonal and on-call workers. When this law becomes effective, employees will accrue 0.01923 hours of paid leave for every hour of …

Continue reading

Oregon Amends Family Leave Law to Allow Organ and Tissue Donations

July 11, 2019

Amendment Becomes Effective on Jan. 1, 2020. Oregon recently amended its Family Leave law to include donating a body part, organ, or tissue as a “serious health condition” that is covered by the law. This means eligible employees will be able to take a leave of absence under the law for purposes of donation, including …

Continue reading

1 2