U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada Updates

by | Oct 18, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates

Federal Update Social Security Administration (SSA) The SSA has released updates for 2024. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 3.2% for benefits payable to Social Security beneficiaries starting in January. The taxable wage base is increasing from $160,200 to...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada Updates

by | Sep 15, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates

U.S. Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) This newsletter provided information regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the PWFA that the EEOC published in the Federal Register in...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada Updates

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates

Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) The EEOC has released an updated technical assistance document: “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act”. The document discusses how the ADA applies to job applicants...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada Updates

by | Apr 11, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates

Federal Update National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program? Here we go again! We all know the United States is one of a handful of countries that does not provide a national paid family and medical leave program. While it may seem futile, President Biden has again...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada Updates

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates

U.S. Federal Update Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) It was almost two years ago that we last mentioned the PWFA, which is now officially on the books after President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) on December 29, 2022. The law...