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April 2025 Compliance Updates: New State Taxes & Minimum Wage Changes

Apr 22, 2025 1:08:59 PM



New Tax Updates

Maryland - Paid Family Leave

DELAYED: contributions have been delayed until January 1, 2027 with benefits to begin January 1, 2028. This was confirmed through an agency newsletter received 4/08/2025 that confirmed the final bill passed to delay the start of this tax.

Paid Family and Medical Leave

 

State Updates

Minimum Wage Changes

Effective July 1, 2025

California

  • Emeryville - $19.90
  • Santa Monica - $17.27
  • San Francisco - $19.18

Iowa

Iowa state unemployment is no longer allowing wage credit for wages earned outside of the state. In a bill signed 3/28/25, SF 603, the definition of taxable wages was updated to exclude wages paid to employees working in another state. This is set to be effective as of July 1, 2025. Click here to read more.