Benefit Beat - 2011 through current

June 03, 2024Minnesota Pay Transparency Requirement

Beginning January 1, 2025, employers with 30 or more employees in Minnesota must disclose in each job posting the salary range and a general description of the benefits, including but not limited to any health or retirement benefits, for the job.

On May 8, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation expanding the state’s mandated paid sick leave to almost every employee in Connecticut by 2027.

The Illinois Department of Labor has published final rules implementing the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, which requires most Illinois employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave per year for any purpose.

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection published the final rules for the new Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance which is set to take effect on July 1, 2024.

June 03, 2024Qualified Transportation

In a recent letter ruling the IRS responds to a taxpayer question about cash-out of unused qualified transportation benefits.

The IRS has released the 2024 Publication 15-B, the Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits.

The IRS has released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, with inflation adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (EB-HRAs).

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a ruling in Kadel, et al. v. Folwell, et al. Case No. 22-1721 that gender-affirming care to treat gender dysphoria cannot be denied, that the failure to provide such coverage is discriminatory and violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and provisions of federal law, including the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act.

As a reminder, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 prohibits gag clauses. Annual attestation that the plan is complying with the no gag clause standard is required and is due by December 31 of each year.

The PCORI fee, filing and payment for plan or policy years ending in 2023 is due by July 31, 2024.

New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has released a multilingual and comprehensive guide to workers’ rights in the workplace in New York City.

On April 20, 2024, Governor Hochul signed multiple pieces of legislation to implement the state’s 2025 budget which includes paid prenatal leave.

Oregon governor Tina Kotek signed a law amending Oregon’s Family Leave Act (OFLA) to reduce redundancies between OFLA and Paid Leave Oregon (PLO).

The Governor of Maryland has signed a law delaying the contribution and benefit dates of the paid family leave program.

Recently issued IRS Fact Sheet 2024-13 provides guidance on the tax treatment of work-life referral (WLR) services provided by employers to employees under a work-life referral program.