News and Updates
Policy Updates
U.S. State, District, and Canada Updates
State and District Updates San Francisco, California Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO) For our San Francisco clients, the OLSE has confirmed that the PPLO wage cap for 2025 will be decreasing to...
Paid Sick Leave Updates
There have been quite a few updates to paid sick leave laws recently, with some changes to established laws and some new laws – you could say paid sick leave is “trending”! While The Larkin Company...
U.S. and Canada Updates
State Updates California The Employment Development Department (EDD) has announced that the maximum weekly benefit for the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program, which includes Paid Family Leave...
Federal and State Updates
Federal Update Internal Revenue Service (IRS) As we near the end of the year, we wanted to remind employers who offer work-life referral benefits of the following: Employers can claim a credit of up...
Local, State, and Canada Updates
Local Update San Francisco For employers operating in San Francisco (city and county), the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) is having a webinar on October 23, 2024 from 9:00am - 2:00pm...
U.S. and Canada Updates
State Updates Colorado Colorado recently announced the new State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) of $1,471.34, which the CO Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program uses in part to calculate a...
State Updates
State Updates Delaware The Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Paid Leave is hosting a webinar on July 31, 2024 from Noon to 1:30pm EST. The purpose of the webinar is to educate Delaware...
U.S. and Canada Updates
Federal Update Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) We wanted to give you a quick reminder regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the final rule will be in effect as of June 18, 2024. You can...
California’s SDI vs. Voluntary Plans: Create your own competitive advantage
As an employer, you recognize that most employees are caregivers—in fact, 73% of them. Among these, 60% report that their responsibilities impact their productivity or ability to return to work, and...
Federal, State, and Local Updates
Federal Update Internal Revenue Service Employers offering Work-life Referral benefits can exclude them from both gross income and employment taxes as a de minimis fringe benefit, according to a...
Federal, State, and Canada Updates
Federal Update Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) The big news this week is the release of the final regulations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the PWFA - you can read...
Federal, State, and Canada Updates
Federal Update Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) If you have employees who are struggling with Long COVID, the ODEP has many resources available to support you and...
