2025

Employers who use the IRS standard mileage to reimburse employees who drive their personal cars on company business rate will need to pay a little more in 2025. The IRS announced on December 19 that the standard mileage rate for business use will increase to 70 cents per mile on January 1, 2025, up from 67 cents in 2024. These rates apply to electric and hybrid-electric automobiles, including gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles.

A new California law, SB 1061, preventing most health care debt from being shared with credit reporting agencies, officially went into effect on January 1, 2025. However, the requirement to include specific language in patient financial agreements takes effect July 1, 2025.

On July 1, 2025, California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) released the official Model Crime Victims Notice, titled “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations.” Employers must provide the new notice to all employees upon hire, annually, upon request by an employee, and when an employee discloses that they or their family member is a victim of crime.

Earlier this month, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an updated version of the Form I-9 with an edition date of 01/20/25 and an expiration date of 05/31/2027.