State and Local Updates

State and Local Updates

California Employment Development Department (EDD) The EDD has provided a partial update for 2024 for the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program, which includes Paid Family Leave (PFL). Contribution rate: 1.1% (increased from 0.9%) Voluntary Plan Assessment Rate of...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada 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

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...
Federal and State Updates

Federal and State Updates

Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) The EEOC published in the Federal Register today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the PWFA, which went into effect on June 27, 2023. The public is...
U.S. and Canada Updates

U.S. and Canada 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...
Federal and State Updates

Federal and State Updates

Federal Updates Childcare and Eldercare Benefits Does your company supply any agencies of the federal government with products or services? President Biden recently issued an executive order potentially affecting all companies that supply agencies of the federal...