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Employees who require state-granted licenses to do their jobs may also need to ensure they are properly licensed in the state(s) in which they work remotely, and employers may also need to note state-specific laws around data privacy.

ANALYSIS The recent explosion of state and local paid leave laws presents a severe administrative burden on large, multistate employers, who must often manage a patchwork of different and conflicting requirements.

But it can be especially stressful when employment rates are volatile and inflation comparatively remains high .

U.S. employers in a recent Mercer survey reported 2024 annual merit increase and total salary increase budgets were lower than projected.

Considering Rules from Other Entities Employers should consider not only the new DOL rule, but rules and tests from other federal agencies — like the IRS — as well as those of the state in which a contractor is working, said Christine Walters, an employment law and HR attorney and sole proprietor at the FiveL Company.

Court Strikes Down California Law Mandating Board Diversity As reported by Newsweek , a Los Angeles court judge has deemed a California law that obliged corporations to include board members from “underrepresented communities” as unconstitutional.

According to Anne Sanchez LaWer, a shareholder at employment law firm Littler, the ruling means employers who sponsor self-insured plans and insurance companies can now add deductibles and co-pays for services deemed preventive by the USPSTF after 2010.

NYC and Westchester County Law Specifics The New York City and Westchester County laws, like Colorado and California law, require employers hiring in either jurisdiction to disclose the minimum and maximum annual base salary or hourly wage for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity in any advertisement for the position.

The survey found that 74% of the 189 employers that responded offer vehicle-related benefits.

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