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Benefits - General
On March 16, 2015, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury finalized regulations that would treat certain limited health coverage that wraps around eligible individual health insurance or multi-state plan coverage offered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM
Federal Gov't - DOL
Members of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday asked Labor Secretary Thomas Perez about various Department of Labor plans and initiatives during a hearing to discuss the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request. Under the President's FY 2016 request, the DOL would receive $13.2 bill
Hawaii
In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its updated enforcement guidance concerning how, in its view, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) restricts an employer's discretion to consider criminal records relative to employment decisions. Even before A
FMLA - Regulations
Want a glimpse into a world where an employer fails to maintain a legally compliant leave management process? Let me warn you — what you are about to read is not pretty and not for the faint of heart.
Utah
On March 12, 2015, Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah signed into law S.B. 296, making Utah the 22nd state to prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation and the 19th state to prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender identity (plus the District of Columbia). Called the "Uta
OSHA - General
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a proposed rule revising its eye and face protection standards applicable to a number of industries. The purpose of the amended rule is to incorporate by reference the most recent versions of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI
FLSA - General
On December 23, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to regulate a number of prepaid products under Regulation E (a federal banking regulation), including payroll cards. While payroll cards already are subject to Regulation E,
Federal Gov't - General
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) a victory in a battle over whether the agency's reversal of its stance on the exempt status of mortgage loan officers was subject to public notice and comment. In Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, the Court held that the DOL's 201
FMLA - General
Want to read about nearly FMLA case that was either dismissed or allowed to advance toward trial? Want a snapshot of what employers got right and what they got wrong in the land of FMLA?
Federal Gov't - General
Employers hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would rein in federal agency rulemaking will be disappointed by the Court's opinion in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association issued this morning. In the decision, which was consolidated with Nickols v. Mortgage Bankers Association, the Court held that agencies
Federal Gov't - General
On March 6, federal agencies charged with carrying out the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO) submitted their proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, signaling its imminent release. The so-called "blacklisting" EO provides that employers can be denied fe
HR - Whistleblowing
On March 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule implementing protections for employees of securities companies and their subsidiaries, as well as employees of national credit-rating agencies. The Final Rule protects employees of public companies, their subsidiaries, contractors an
Wisconsin - General
On March 6, 2015, Wisconsin’s State Assembly approved legislation that will make Wisconsin the 25th “Right to Work” state in the country. Governor Walker has said he intends to sign 2015 Assembly Bill 61 into law within days. The legislation significantly modifies Chapter 111 of the Wisconsin Statut
Immigration - General
President Obama's recent deferred action directive is on hold for now. A federal judge in Texas granted a temporary injunction requested by 26 states, halting a potential grant of work authorization to as many as five million individuals who lacked lawful status. The administration's Deferred Action
D.C. - General
The District of Columbia’s new Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 (the Act), which became effective on February 26, 2015, requires employers to provide written notice to each employee based in D.C. containing specific information about the employee’s terms and conditions of employment. Alth
Labor Law - Union Organizing
The same day the Senate advanced a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) seeking to block implementation of the National Labor Relations Board's expedited election rule, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, held a hearing to discuss a companion measure (H.J. Res. 29). Both res
HR - Workplace Investigations
Does your company respond to all internal concerns immediately, investigate them thoroughly and remediate them with unmatchable speed? What if the concern comes from an officer, director, lawyer, compliance professional, internal auditor, or an outside accountant? Do you assume you have time because
New Mexico
In a singular decision that may became a model around the country, the New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that a hospital violated the law by using confidential information about a physician’s peer review conduct to terminate his employment. The court affirmed a verdict in favor of the physician and
FMLA - General
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Final Rule revising the regulatory definition of "spouse" under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to ensure that same-sex married couples receive the rights and protections under the FMLA without regard to where they reside. The new definition ta
FMLA - General
On February 28, 2015, the DOL’s recommended FMLA forms expired. And on March 1, the sun still rose in the east. Life, as we know it, forged on.