{"id":3087,"date":"2020-11-11T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2020-12-14T18:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T00:57:19","slug":"hr-newsletter-legal-and-compliance-updates-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/11\/hr-newsletter-legal-and-compliance-updates-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: Legal and Compliance Updates for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2020_Legal-and-Compliance-Updates-2021.png\" alt=\"Legal and Compliance Updates 2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have created the following overview PDFs to help you navigate the upcoming legal and compliance updates for 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Minimum Wage Changes<\/b> \u2013 Almost half of the states have announced new minimum wage rates for 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Link to overview: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_HR-ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 State Minimum Wage Rates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_HR-ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2020_HR-Compliance-Overview-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Compliance Overview: 2021 State Minimum Wage Rates\" width=\"300\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Benefit Plan Limits<\/b> \u2013 Several plan limits (e.g., HSA contributions) are increasing in 2021 while others (e.g., 401(k) and FSA) will remain the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Link to overview: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2020_Compliance-Overview-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Compliance Overview: Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2021\" width=\"300\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Marijuana Laws &#8211; <\/b>On Nov. 3, 2020, citizens in several states voted on legalizing marijuana &#8211; Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Link to bulletin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_ComplianceBulletin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five States Legalize Marijuana<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2020_ComplianceBulletin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2020_HR-Compliance-Bulletin-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Compliance Bulletin: Five States Legalize Marijuana\" width=\"300\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have created the following overview PDFs to help you navigate the upcoming legal and compliance updates for 2021. 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