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This Week’s HR News and Updates

January 14, 2019

Here’s what’s new this week on HR.BLR.com^®:

Recent/Upcoming Compliance Dates

January 7, 2019: Delaware’s new WARN Act takes effect, requiring covered employers to provide notice of layoff, plant closing, and relocation.
January 14, 2019: Employers and others interested in influencing a new rule on what constitutes joint employment have another month to make their thoughts known on the issue. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on December 10 that the comment period for the proposed rule was being extended to January 14, 2019.
March 4, 2019: Employers and insurers were given an extra month to comply with the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements to furnish 1095-B and -C reports to individuals. The deadline was moved back from January 31 to March 4, 2019.
April 10, 2019: Westchester County, New York’s Earned Sick Leave Law goes into effect and requires covered employers to provide sick leave. Whether the law is paid or unpaid depends on the size of the employer. Employers with 5 or more employees must provide paid leave. Smaller employers may provide leave on an unpaid basis.

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