U.S. State, District, and Canada 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 $2,402 from 2024’s cap of $2,700. Additionally, you can find the...
Paid Sick Leave Updates

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 doesn’t administer paid sick leave, we want to make sure you are aware...
U.S. and Canada Updates

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 benefits, will increase from $1,620 to $1,681 for 2025. As a reminder,...
Federal and State Updates

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 to 25% of qualifying child care expenses, to a maximum of $150,000....
Local, State, and Canada Updates

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 regarding the various city-wide labor laws. There are multiple...
U.S. and Canada Updates

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 claimant’s weekly benefit amount. This updated SAWW comes with...