Emmanuel Elone

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

All disabled workers in Georgia must be paid at least the federal minimum wage by July 1, 2027, under a law that will go into effect on July 1, 2025. The Dignity and Pay Act requires employers to pay disabled workers at least the federal minimum wage starting July 1, 2025, unless they hold a federal 14(c) certificate issued by the federal Labor Department on or before that date. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour.

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

Oregon is creating a new division within its Bureau of Labor and Industries to help employers comply with state labor laws, under a bill signed May 7. The newly formed Employer Assistance Division will educate, train, and provide guidance to employers, under HB 2248. Its creation serves as an expansion of the bureau’s current Employer Assistance program. Employers will be able to communicate with the division to request guidance on state labor laws, under the bill.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Emmanuel Elone

Indiana has become the third state in 2025, after Arkansas and Utah, to regulate earned wage access, under a bill that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. Providers of earned wage access services allow employees to receive income that they have earned but remains unpaid by their employer, under HB 1125. The law provides an exemption for employers that pay a portion of wages or income to employees before their normally scheduled payday.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

Maryland is delaying the start of its family-leave insurance program for the third consecutive year under a bill that will go into effect June 1. Employers and employees must begin paying family-leave insurance contributions Jan. 1, 2027, under HB 102. Previously, family-leave contributions were scheduled to begin July 1, 2025. The bill requires the Maryland labor department to determine the total contribution rate for calendar year 2027 by May 1, 2026.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

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