December 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 include Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
It also provides information on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meetings in which the employer expresses their views on unionization and the 2025 PCORI fee.
The topics covered in this issue are:
State/Territory/District
- Alaska Bars Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters
- Alaska Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Requirement
- California Amends Rules for Paid Family Leave
- California Clarifies Law Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination
- California Clarifies Nondiscrimination Law
- California Limits When Employers Can Require Driver's Licenses
- Missouri Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave
- Nebraska Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave
- Nevada Adds Heat Illness Prevention Requirements
- New Jersey Enacts Pay Transparency Law
- New Jersey Prohibits Gender-Specific Dress Codes
- Oregon Releases 2025 Paid Leave Premium Rates
- Updated: New York State Requires Paid Prenatal Leave
- Washington State Announces 2025 Paid Family & Medical Leave Premiums
Local
- Boulder City, CO Enacts Minimum Wage
- Burien, WA Adopts Minimum Wage Ordinance
- New York City Adds Hotel Safety Requirements
- St. Paul, MN Enacts Wage Theft Ordinance
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage Announcements 11/21/24 – 12/20/24
Federal
- Labor Board: Mandatory Employer Meetings About Unionization Are Unlawful
- PCORI Fee for 2025 Announced
