Monthly Archives: June 2025

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in AK, CA, DC, FL, IL, MD, MI, MN, NM, OR, WA Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Prepare for minimum wage updates in your areas of operation as of July 1, 2025. DISCUSSION On July 1, 2025, minimum wage will increase in states and localities across the country. Although

Applies to: All Employers with 15+ Employees Effective: June 5, 2025 Quick Look Title VII claimants are subject to the same standard of proof without regard to majority or minority-group status. The “background circumstances” standard creates a higher burden of proof for majority-group claimants that is inconsistent with the requirements of Title VII and therefore

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look A federal court vacated parts of EEOC harassment guidance, ruling that the EEOC overstepped its authority in how it interpreted Title VII regarding accommodations based on gender identity, including those related to bathroom access and pronoun usage. The EEOC’s Acting Chair issued a statement reminding employers

Applies to: All Employers Effective: May 12, 2025 Quick Look The Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime memo amends the Criminal Division’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program) to include violations by corporations of federal immigration law. The Program provides financial incentives to individuals who have knowledge of federal immigration violations

Applies to: All Employers Receiving Federal Funds Effective: May 19, 2025 Quick Look The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Balance issued a guidance memo stating the DOJ will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate recipients of federal funds who knowingly violate federal civil rights laws. A federal contractor who

Applies to: All Employers Subject to the FLSA Effective: May 1, 2025 Quick Look The economic realities test for independent contractors stated in Opinion Letter 2019-6 is reinstated. The 2024 Final Rule on independent contractors, while not yet formally rescinded, will not be enforced by the DOL. DISCUSSION On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look TPS protections for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are suspended. All TPS-related documentation with a validity date of October 2, 2026, received after February 5, 2025, is no longer valid and those individuals under the 2023 designation no longer have TPS. TPS under the 2021 designation

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in AL Effective: January 1, 2026 Quick Look HB 379 creates an income tax safe harbor for Alabama nonresidents for compensation for services performed in the state. DISCUSSION HB 379 creates an income tax safe harbor for Alabama nonresidents for compensation for services performed in the state. Considered as

Applies to: All Employers with Freelance Workers in CT Effective: July 1, 2025 Quick Look Administrative law judges must award PPD benefits when maximum medical improvement is reached. Additional limitations and requirements were placed on PPD benefits. DISCUSSION A recent court ruling giving power to administrative law judges (ALJ) to award ongoing temporary partial disability

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in IN Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Indiana's new law requires EWA providers to be licensed, disclose fees and tips, and offer at least one free service. Employers partnering with EWA vendors must ensure provider compliance with new state licensing and consumer protection rules. Starting July 1, 2025, Indiana