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FLSA - General
In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fined a Minneapolis pizza restaurant for numerous wage and hour violations.
FLSA - Federal Minimum Wage
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2025-1 pertaining to managers’ participation in a tip pool at a “quick service restaurant.” In the letter, the DOL reiterates its position, which was published in a final rule in September 2021, that managers and super
Labor Law - NLRB
Days before the Trump administration is set to take office, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel (GC) issued a memorandum explaining her view on how employers can balance compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws when enf
Federal Gov't - DOL
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its long-awaited final rules regarding changes to the Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (VFCP). The new rules, which were initially proposed in November 2022, are the first change
Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what's happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Maryland
In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto to enact the law that created the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program . Applicable to all employers with Maryland employees and starting July 1, 2026, the program will provide most employees in Maryland with t
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments, even if from outside sources
New York - General
On September 26, 2024, New York City published updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) in light of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (DCWP) adoption of the October 2023 amended rules and the January 2024
FLSA - General
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in Su v. KDE Equine, LLC that whether an employer willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a fact question best left to the jury. The unanimous Sixth Circuit panel vacated the U.S. District
Immigration - Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that as of January 7, 2025, the additional returning H-2B worker allotment of 20,716 visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 (October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025) has been exhausted.
Immigration - Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be utilizing the final action dates chart for the upcoming February 2025 Visa Bulletin . This update reflects slight progression in priority dates for certain countries and visa categories from the final action dates chart
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States held that employers need only demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by a preponderance of the evidence, rejecting a higher evidentiary standard used by
Benefits - General
After Congress declined to extend certain relief allowing first-dollar coverage of telehealth services by high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), health plan sponsors may need to make immediate changes to preserve employees’ health savings account (HSA) eligibility.
New York - General
On January 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated the New York Reproductive Health Bias Law’s requirement that New York State employers include a notice in their employee handbooks regarding the law’s prohibition on discrimination and retaliation based on employees’ rep
Ohio
New for January 1, 2025, Ohio has streamlined its unemployment insurance reporting process to allow employers that control multiple corporate entities to report unemployment insurance for their concurrent employees in a single account.
New York - General
On December 24, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to New York’s private-sector data breach notification law ( General Business Law § 899-aa ) and government agency data breach notification law ( New York State Technology Law § 208 ). The private-sector changes include a
New Jersey - General
The New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq. , will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. The Garden State’s Division of Consumer Affairs Cyber Fraud Unit recently posted answers to twenty-fo
Lawyering - General
The term “animus” is often used interchangeably with “motive” by lawyers and courts, but the two words have different meanings and connotations, and confusion between them can become an unnecessary complication. None of us needs any extra complications. So, practitioners may want to choose their wor
Massachusetts - General
Massachusetts just released frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help employers comply with the wage data reporting aspect of the state’s new pay transparency law .
California - Cal/OSHA
Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, causing death, massive destruction of property, and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. President Biden has approved a “ Major Disaster Declaration ” for California because of the wildfires. This disaster also impacts employers’ obli