complete one economics class to graduate. The class would be designed to
educate those who didn’t learn basic personal finance. While some schools do currently offer a personal finance class, it isn’t required on a state level.
⚖️ Daylight Saving Bill,
or
S. 11, has previously passed in the General Assembly. If the United States Congress amends the bill to authorize
all states to observe daylight saving time year-round, it would be in effect in the Palmetto State.
Currently there are only two states that do not observe the time change – Hawaii and Arizona.
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The employee contribution rate is the percentage withheld from the wages of employees who are covered by Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL). The taxable wage ceiling is the maximum yearly wage that is subject to DI and PFL withholding. The maximum contribution is the maximum amount withheld from the yearly wages of an employee who is covered by state disability and who annually earns an amount equal to or exceeding the taxable wage ceiling.
The change in contribution rates and the maximum weekly benefit amount is relevant to employers who must comply with San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO). The city of San Francisco requires most employers with 20 or more employees worldwide to supplement PFL benefits received by employees to bond with a new child. During the PFL leave period, the PPLO supplemental compensation provided by an employer, added to the PFL wage replacement benefit received from
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With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following are the A to Z of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2021.
Attorneys Fees for Whistleblower Retaliation and Extended Filing Period for DLSE Claim (AB 1947)
This new legislation expressly authorizes a court to award reasonable attorneys fees to a plaintiff who prevails in a “whistleblower” action under Labor Code Section 1102.5. The new legislation also lengthens the period of time in which employees can file complaints with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). An employee who believes he/she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of any law enforced by the Labor Commissioner now has one year to file a DLSE complaint.
New York Expands Paid Family Leave, Among 2021’s New Laws In The Books
arrow Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the first phase of Paid Family Leave in 2016.
New York has now expanded the number of weeks of paid family leave, adding to a list of new measures that officially took effect in the state on January 1st.
The new measure now expands paid family leave from 10 to 12 weeks, allowing families to take extended time off to care for a newborn, a family member with a serious health condition such as COVID-19, or take care of other loved ones when another family member is on active military service. Under the new measure, employees can receive two-thirds of their weekly pay up to a maximum of $971.61 a week.
Updated on December 30, 2020 at 8:57 pm
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New year, new laws. What happens on Beacon Hill may seem a million miles away, but it can affect your everyday life.
New Year s Day brings some added protections for Massachusetts workers with more on the way later in the year and people making minimum wage will find they re getting a pay bump.
Here’s a look at those new laws, plus some that had a big impact on 2020:
Minimum Wage Increase
In 2021, Massachusetts minimum wage will rise from $12.75 per hour to $13.50 per hour and tipped workers minimum wage increases from $4.95 to $5.55 an hour.