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Military Leave – Activation of State Employees On April 5, 2017, Governor Eric Holcomb signed legislation (H.B. 1324) relating to the activation of state employees and military leave. Under the...

Workers’ Compensation On March 30, 2017, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed legislation (H.F. 518) amending the state’s workers’ compensation law. Among other things, the bill: Addresses drug and/or alcohol intoxication...

Garnishment and Health Savings Accounts On March 27, 2017, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed legislation (S.B. 62) into law exempting health savings accounts from wage attachment and garnishment to include...

LWC Releases 2017 Earned Income Tax Credit Poster The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) has released its 2017 Earned Income Tax Credit Poster. For 2017, the maximum income limits for Earned...

Baltimore City Council Approved Minimum Wage Increase but Mayor Vetoed the Ordinance On March 20, 2017, the Baltimore City Council approved an ordinance (Council Bill 17-0018) that would phase in...

Jackson Ordinance Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Enforcement Delay On February 8, 2017, the Jackson City Council approved an ordinance (No. 2017-03) that prohibits discrimination based on sexual...

Unemployment Insurance – Maximum Annual Unemployment Benefits, Disqualification from Benefits, and Notice On March 29, 2017, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed legislation (L.B. 203) amending the state’s unemployment compensation law...

Data Breach Notification Act On April 6, 2017, New Mexico’s Governor Susana Martinez signed the Data Breach Notification Act (H.B. 15) into law, which requires notification to persons affected by...

Workers’ Compensation – Medical Expense Assessments and Payments On March 29, 2017, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation (S.B. 2094) amending the state’s workers’ compensation law regarding medical expense...

Question: We are a federal contractor and are wondering what the status is of the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” executive order and its accompanying regulations that were to go...

Tax Credit for Small Employer Retirement Programs On March 28, 2017, Utah Governor Gary Herber signed legislation (S.B. 109) regarding small employer retirement programs. The bill establishes an income tax...

Parental Leave for State Employees On March 20, 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed legislation (S.B. 1412) that creates a new program of parental leave benefits for full-time state employees...