{"id":4936,"date":"2023-09-19T14:27:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:09:31","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/19\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-8\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California Updates EITC Employer Notification Requirements<\/strong> &#8211; On July 10, 2023, California adopted <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill (SB) 131<\/a> to update requirements for employers to notify their employees that they may be eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC). Employers must comply with these new notification requirements beginning Jan. 1, 2024. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7c1111\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-1-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"California Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California\u2019s Minimum Wage Rate to Increase on Jan. 1, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; The California Department of Finance (the Department) has announced that the state hourly minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024. The new rate will apply to all employers, regardless of how many individuals they employ. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7c1111\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/September2023_Legal-Update-California-2-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"California Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illinois Amends Smoke Free Illinois Act <\/strong>&#8211; On July 28, 2023, Illinois <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1540&amp;GAID=17&amp;GA=103&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=143850&amp;SessionID=112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amended<\/a> the Smoke Free Illinois Act (Act) to include the use of electronic smoking devices, such as electronic cigarettes. The amendments become effective on Jan. 1, 2024. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7c1111\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-Illinois.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illinois Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-Illinois.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/September2023_Legal-Update-Illinois-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Illinois Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minnesota Increases Minimum Wage Rates for 2024<\/strong> &#8211; On Aug. 23, 2023, Minnesota\u2019s Department of Labor and Industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dli.mn.gov\/news\/minimum-wage-rates-adjusted-inflation-jan-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> the minimum wage rate in the state will increase for 2024. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, large employers in Minnesota will need to pay their employees at least $10.85 per hour. A lower rate of $8.85 per hour will apply to small employers, some new hires, and youth workers. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7c1111\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read more<\/mark><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-Minnesota.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota Legal Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/September2023_Legal-Update-Minnesota.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/September2023_Legal-Update-Minnesota-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Legal Update\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oregon Issues Rules for PFML Program That Starts Sept. 3<\/strong> &#8211; The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has published new permanent and temporary rules clarifying and implementing aspects of <a href=\"https:\/\/paidleave.oregon.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paid Leave Oregon<\/a>, the state\u2019s paid family and medical leave program. 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