January 2024: Detailed Look at State, Local, and Federal Updates
Timely, topical insights on a variety of payroll and reporting issues.
Check out our monthly Eye on Washington series that focuses on timely, topical insights on various payroll and reporting issues at the state, local, and federal levels. This edition covers regulatory and legislative updates in benefits, leave, payroll, and time and labor.
The highlighted states and areas include California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, and Texas.
It also provides information on the new DOL independent contractor test, the latest minimum wage announcements, and various IRS publication releases.
Topics Covered In This Issue
State/Territory/District
- California Releases Updated Wage Theft Notice for 2024
- California Provides Guidance on Expanded Sick Leave Law
- California Requires Reproductive Loss Leave
- Time Clock Rounding in California Continues to Evolve
- Minnesota Offers Updated Guidance on New Paid Sick Leave Law
- Nevada Expands Domestic Violence Leave Law
- State of New York Expands Restrictions on Non-Disclosure Provisions in Certain Agreements
- State of New York Extends Time to File Claims of Unlawful Discrimination
- State of New York Seals Certain Criminal Records
- State of New York to Require Written Agreements for Freelancers
- Texas Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Local
- Chicago and Cook County, Illinois Adopt New Paid Leave Ordinance
- Saint Paul, Minnesota Amends Sick Leave Ordinance for 2024
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage Announcements 12/16/23 – 1/15/24
Federal
- DOL Adopts New Independent Contractor Test
- IRS Announces 2024 Automobile Business Use Mileage Rates
- IRS Announces 2024 Medical Mileage Rate
- IRS Releases 2024 Publication 15
- IRS Releases 2024 Version of Publication 15-A
- IRS Releases 2024 Publication 15-B
- IRS Final Regulations on De Minimis Error Corrections for Information Returns
