The City of Seattle recently passed a Commuter Benefits Ordinance that takes effect in 2020. The ordinance is similar to other commuter benefits ordinances that we have seen in the Bay Area, New York City, and Washington D.C. Employers Subject to the Seattle Commuter Benefits Ordinance: 20+ Employees Effective January 1, 2020, the Seattle Commuter […]
New York State’s Paid Family Leave Law became effective January 1, 2018 with a four-year phase in. Every year, the Department of Financial Services evaluates the financial health of the program. For 2020, the DFS has determined it will apply the statutory increases in the Family Leave Benefits. See our 2017 Alert which details the […]
Oregon Governor Kate Brown recently signed into law HB 2005, known as the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI), to approve paid family and medical leave benefits starting in 2023. With the enactment of FAMLI, Oregon becomes the eighth state with a paid family and medical leave program. New Law Provides Paid Leave Beginning […]
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law the Long-Term Care Trust Act, creating the Nation’s first social insurance program for long-term care services and supplies. Program Details: Effective January 1, 2025 The program will provide long-term care services beginning January 1, 2025 for individuals who need support with at least three of the following […]
As promised, Governor Lamont has signed the newly passed Paid Family and Medical Leave Act into law. Connecticut joins New York and New Jersey in offering a paid family leave benefit, making the tri-state area a family friendly zone. Current Family and Medical Leave Act The current CT FMLA applies to employers with 75 or […]
PCORI – An ACA Fee That is Nearing the End If you have a calendar year self-insured medical plan, 2019 will be the last year that you will need to pay PCORI fees. Non-calendar year plans with plan years ending between January and September 2019 will have one more payment due in 2020. The fee […]
Massachusetts has announced a three-month delay to the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law tax. Payroll contributions are now scheduled to begin October 1, 2019. What is Staying the Same Beginning January 1, 2021, employees who meet certain financial requirements (have earned at least $4,700 during the last four completed calendar quarters, […]
Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 1567 into law March 1, 2019. Under the bill, employers subject to New Jersey’s unemployment compensation law that employ 20 or more employees in the state of New Jersey are required to provide pre-tax transit benefits to all employees not currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement. What Transit […]
Current New Jersey Family Leave Act Employers with 50 or more employees anywhere worldwide must provide unpaid family and medical leave to employees who have been employed for 12 months and have worked at least 1,000 hours for the covered employer during the previous 12 months. This is a job protected and benefits protected leave […]
New Jersey Adopts Individual Health Insurance Mandate New Jersey is following in the footsteps of Massachusetts and is requiring all residents to maintain minimal essential health insurance beginning January 1, 2019, unless the individual qualifies for an exemption. Failure to have health coverage or qualify for an exemption may result in the assessment of a […]
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