The last two weeks have been busy on the California employment law front, and California employers must remain vigilant about new employment law developments still going forward this summer. As we enter the second half of 2022, here are five issues California employers need to pay attention to:
1. IRS mileage rate increases July 1, 2022 to 62.5 cents per mile.
On June 9, 2022, the IRS announced that it will be raising the mileage rate effective July 1, 2022. The IRS mileage rate will increase from 58.5 cents per mile to 62.5 cents per mile from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
As gas prices continue to rise to historic highs, employers with employees driving for work purposes, need to ensure their mileage reimbursement polices are current. More information about California employers’ obligation to pay for mileage reimbursement, and the seminal California Supreme Court decision on the issue, Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc., see our prior post here.
2. Deadline for small employers to register for CalSavers is June 30, 2022.
California employers are required to register for the CalSavers retirement savings program. Employers 5 or more employees must register for the program by June 30, 2022. Employers with over 100 employees were required to register by September 30, 2020, employers with more than 50 employees were required to register by June 30, 2021. The state has begun to issue citations, which start at $250 per employee, and can increase to $500 per employee.
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