Since becoming a Littler company, we are excited to share that we have begun expanding the employment law and HR compliance topics available in the Reference Center. With direct access to Littler’s collective knowledge, deep insights, and comprehensive trends and analysis, we will continue to enhance and expand our solution offerings.
In recent weeks, we’ve launched four new Reference Center topics and updated one of our most-used reports, the Paid Sick Leave report. These changes are the direct result of feedback from our clients and the expanded legal resources available through our deepened partnership with Littler.
Recent Enhancements to the Reference Center
Paid Sick Leave: Updated Frontloading Guidance
In collaboration with Littler’s paid sick leave subject matter experts, we recently enhanced our Paid Sick Leave report. After carefully reviewing client feedback, we have optimized this resource to answer the question, “Can employers avoid carryover by frontloading?”
The updated content provides clearer jurisdiction-specific guidance, including important information like statutes or rules expressly allowing the practice of pro-rata frontloading for mid-year hires or part time employees. New Hire Reporting
Our first new Reference Center topic is New Hire Reporting. This topic includes federal new hire reporting requirements, which are the minimum requirements that state new hire reporting laws must satisfy, in addition to state requirements. It is designed to answer critical new hire questions, such as:
- Which employees need to be included in new hire reporting?
- What information must be included on new hire reporting?
- How soon does new hire reporting need to be completed?
- What new hire form must be completed and how should it be submitted?
- Where should new hire information be submitted?
By outlining federal and state requirements for reporting newly hired or rehired employees, the Reference Center helps employers remain compliant with state and federal obligations.
Documentation at the Time of Hire Report
The next new topic added to the Reference Center is the Documentation at the Time of Hire Report. This report outlines what employers should consider during the employee onboarding process. Important questions that this report answers include:
- What tax information are employees required to provide?
- What wage and hour information are employers required to provide?
- What benefits and leave information are employers required to provide?
- What fair employment practices information are employers required to provide?
- What additional information must be provided at the time of hiring?
Documentation at the End of Employment
The third new topic added to the Reference Center is the Documentation at the End of Employment Report. This report is the complement to the Documentation at the Time of Hire report, providing guidance on what employers should document at the conclusion of an employee’s employment.The End of Employment Documentation Report helps employers complete the offboarding process with legal clarity and administrative consistency by answering the questions:
- Is the employer required to provide some form of written notice of termination or service letter?
- What COBRA or mini-COBRA continuation of coverage notices and miscellaneous benefits-related information must be provided when employment ends?
- What are the unemployment notice requirements employers must provide?
- What are the notice requirements when employment of a multistate worker ends?
Salary History Inquiry Restrictions
The final new Reference Center topic we’ll discuss today is the Salary History Inquiry Restrictions Report. This report breaks down the requirements for requesting salary or wage history information from job applicants.
The report answers:
- What terms are defined by salary history inquiry laws?
- What limitations are there for an employer’s use of an applicant’s wage or salary history?
- Are there exceptions to the salary history inquiry restrictions?
- What restrictions are there if an applicant voluntarily discloses salary history information?
With pay equity and transparency laws evolving rapidly, this topic provides a critical compliance reference for employers operating across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.
The Reference Center: Designed to Help HR and Legal Professionals Efficiently and Compliantly Answer Employment Law Questions
These recent enhancements illustrate how Littler’s acquisition of ComplianceHR is already delivering measurable value to our clients. By combining ComplianceHR’s product development agility with Littler’s depth of data, information, and insights, we’re simplifying the complexity of employment law with real-time, jurisdiction-specific guidance across a growing range of labor and employment law topics.
Throughout the summer, we plan to continue releasing additional Reference Center topics, including salary history inquiries, ban the box, equal pay, and wage transparency. We encourage you to sign up for our update emails.
Whether you’re revising leave policies, updating your hiring process, or comparing policies across jurisdictions, the Reference Center remains your trusted resource.
