Policy Updates

A Brief Note Today, many of us at The Larkin Company shared our still vivid memories of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We remember where we were and exactly what we were doing in the very...

As you may recall, the employee funded PFL program began January 1, 2018 with a phased approach culminating in 2021. As of January 1, 2021, eligible employees will have access to up to 12 weeks (10...

Colorado As mentioned in our July 24, 2020 newsletter, Colorado enacted the Healthy Families Workplace Act (HFWA) effective July 15, 2020 with immediate requirements. All Colorado employers are...

Employee Contribution Rate Projected to Increase from 1% to 1.5% Recently, our June 12th newsletter advised of the Employment Development Department’s 2021 forecast for the Disability Insurance (DI)...

San Francisco The Board of Supervisors met yesterday and the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO) has been tentatively extended an additional 60 days through October 15, 2020. The...

Federal Court Strikes Down Several FFCRA Provisions Shortly after the Department of Labor issued the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA), the state of New York filed a lawsuit...

Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division It’s been some time since the DOL added to its list of Q&As regarding the FFCRA. Four more were added earlier this week and can be found here....