Month: September 2019

Illinois Enacts Strict Workplace Harassment Laws

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, all employers in Illinois must provide annual employee training on workplace sexual harassment prevention. In addition, all provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) will apply to every employer in the state, regardless of size (rather than just those with 15 or more employees) starting on July 1, 2020.

Pay or Play Penalty Increase

On Sept. 11, 2019, the IRS updated their Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the employer shared responsibility rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to include adjusted penalty amounts for 2019 and 2020. According to the FAQs, the penalty amounts will be increased as follows.