News and Updates
Policy Updates
California Employee Notices
The California Civil Rights Department has released updated required employee notices that can be found here along with rules for displaying the posters. We delayed sending this until an error in...
U.S. and Canada 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...
U.S. State and Canada Updates
U.S. State (and D.C.) Updates California San Francisco A reminder that as of January 1, 2023, full-time employees are entitled to Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) hours equal to the number of...
State Updates
Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) The DFML has released the 2023 required poster and employee notices for the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. As a reminder,...
California EDD Confirms 2023 Changes
We have an update! The EDD has released the final numbers for 2023 for the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program, which includes Paid Family Leave (PFL). Here are the numbers: Contribution rate:...
State Updates
U.S. State Updates California The taxable wage ceiling and the maximum weekly benefit for State Disability Insurance (SDI) are still pending. Note, the Employment Development Department’s Tax Branch...
California EDD Announces 2023 Changes
The EDD Tax Branch has released the State Disability Insurance (SDI) withholding rate for 2023. The rate will decrease from 1.1% to 0.9%. The taxable wage ceiling will increase from $145,600...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
U.S. Federal Updates Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) The EEOC has released an updated ‘Know Your Rights’ poster. The poster describes laws that prohibit discrimination based on race,...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
U.S. State (and D.C.) Updates California We wanted to provide some additional information/clarification regarding two of the bills passed into law last week by Governor Newsom’s signature. When it...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
U.S. State (and D.C.) Updates California New Legislation Governor Newsom is keeping us busy as he signed into law the bills that we were monitoring (see this newsletter): AB 152 has been signed and...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
U.S. Federal Update Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The CDC has updated its clinical guidance webpage with information regarding the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for which the U.S. Food...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
The Larkin Company & Synopsys Webinar - Last Call! 70% of your employees are caring for a dependent - either a child or an older adult and may take a LOA as a result. Kerstin Aiello, Director of...
