Client Alerts

For questions about Engage Client Alerts, contact your HR Consultant or Account Manager

Client Alerts to all Engage clients (COVID-19 and ALL OTHER TOPICS), clients in specific states, and clients with Engage-sponsored benefits or workers' compensation plans

All OTHER TOPICS

All Clients

• Minimum Wage Increases as of Aug 31 8/31/2022
• IRS Delays to Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Refunds 6/23/2022
• EEO-1 Component 1 Reporting Updates for 2021 Filing 4/15/2022
• OSHA Maximum Penalties Increased for Inflation 1/21/2022
• Minimum Wage Increases 2022 1/5/2022
• Executive Order - Non-Compete Agreements 8/19/2021
• Minimum Wage Increases 2021 - Mid-Year Reminder 6/23/2021

State Specific

Arizona

• H.B. 2045 - Expanded Protections for Pregnant Workers 6/22/2021

California

• CA San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance 6/13/2022
• EEO-1 Reporting Employee Pay Data Reporting Deadline; Client Certification Required 3/3/2022
• California Increases Exempt Employee Salary Thresholds 1/3/2022
• Various California Updates 11/2/2021
• Cal/OSHA Citation Authority Expanded 10/1/2021
• Meal Violation Premium 9/1/2021
• Various California Updates - FLSA status, independent contractors, meal period compliance 6/25/2021
• Reminder: March 31 Employee Pay Data Reporting Requirement Deadline; San Francisco CEPO 3/9/2021

Colorado

• CO Updates and Reminders for 2022 12/28/2021

Connecticut

• Northeast Summer Updates: Marijuana; Family & Medical Leave; Captive Audience 6/30/2022
• CT Year End Updates 1/20/2022
• CT CROWN Act 3/12/2021
• CT  Paid Family and Medical Leave Act 1/5/2021

District of Columbia

• Paid Family Leave and Ban on Non-Competes 1/21/2021

Florida

• Florida Stop WOKE Act Paused August 2022 8/24/2022
• Florida Miya's Law Changes to Landlord and Tenant Act 6/30/2022
• Florida Unlawful Employment Practice Re Discrimination Testing 6/13/2022
• Florida Updates 1/10/2022

Indiana

• Indiana Pregnancy Accommodation Law 4/29/2021

Illinois

• Illinois Additional Requirements for Annual EEO-1 Reports 7/1/2022
• Illinois Expands VESSA; Makes Changes to Non-Compete Agreements 12/23/2021
• Amendment to the Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act 5/11/2021

Louisiana

• Louisiana CROWN Act Prohibits Race-Based Hair Discrimination in Employment and Educational Opportunities 7/1/2022

Maine

• Northeast Summer Updates: Unused Vacation Payout 6/30/2022

Massachusetts

• CROWN Act Prohibits Race-Based Hair Discrimination 8/31/2022
• Paid Family Medical Leave Update 7/23/2021

Minnesota

• Minnesota Amends Pregnancy-Related Accommodations 12/28/2021

Nevada

• Various Nevada Updates 11/3/2021

New Jersey

• New Jersey Written Notice of Tracking Devices in Employee Vehicles 7/01/2022

New Mexico

• New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act, Earned Sick Leave 7/1/2022

New York

• NY Salary Transparency 6/30/2022
• New York City Salary Transparency Law Takes Effect Nov. 1, 2022 5/09/2022
• New York Spring Compliance Updates 4/21/2022
• New York Year-End Updates 12/23/2021
• NYC Expands Fair Chance Act 9/1/2021
• NY Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act  6/18/2021

Ohio

• Ohio Amends Wage and Hour Law Relating to Overtime Pay 7/1/2022

Pennsylvania

• Allegheny County Paid Sick Leave and City of Philadelphia Marijuana Drug Testing 12/28/2021
• Update - Increase on Exempt Employee Minimum Salary Requirements Repealed 10/1/2021

Texas

• Expanded Employer Responsibilities - Sexual Harassment 8/19/2021

Washington

• Washington Implementation of CARES Act Delayed 2/11/2022

 

COVID-19 INFORMATION ALERTS

All Clients

• OSHA Healthcare Readiness Inspections for Future COVID Variants 3/21/2022
• OTC COVID-19 Home Tests Reimbursed by Health Insurers 1/20/2022
• Supreme Court Halts OSHA Federal Vaccine Mandate 1/13/2022
• OSHA ETS Federal Vaccine Mandate In Effect 1/11/2022 
• Virtual I-9 Extended for Remote Workers 1/11/2022
• OSHA ETS Reinstated 12/27/21
• New Vaccine and Testing Mandates 9/15/2021
• OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance  8/20/2021
• OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare and Updates Guidance for All Industries 6/16/2021

CDC Guidance - Face Coverings and Social Distancing

• FAQ for Employers 5/27/2021

COBRA Subsidy - American Rescue Plan

• COBRA Subsidy FAQs for Engage Clients 3/29/2021

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

• What the American Rescue Plan Means for the FFCRA’s Paid Leave Provisions  3/18/2021
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act FFCRA Update 1/5/2021

California

• California 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave 3/25/2022
• California Enacts Statewide COVID-19 Rehiring Protocol for Certain Employers 4/23/2021
• California Enacts Expanded 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave 3/25/2021

Florida

• Florida Law Provides Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates 12/15/2021

Illinois

• Chicago - Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance 4/27/2021

Massachusetts

• MA- COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Expires March 15 3/15/2022
• MA- COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave 7/23/2021

Montana

• Montana-Vaccination Status a Protected Class 6/3/2021

New York

• NY- Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers 9/29/2021
• NYS Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations 3/24/2021

Texas

• TX- Executive Order Bans Vaccine Mandates 10/14/2021

Engage Workers' Comp Clients

• OSHA Ramps Up COVID-19 Related Inspections 3/29/2021

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