DOL | JD Supra Law News

DOL Issues Final Regulations Implementing the 2009 FMLA Amendments

by Lavon Ammori, Megan Norris | Miller Canfield on 5/17/2013

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) in 2009 addressed the new military leave requirements established in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (FY...more

Employment Law Advisory for May 16, 2013: As Summer Approaches, Is Your Business Contemplating Interns?

by Hopkins & Carley on 5/17/2013

Internships have long been a popular way for college students to gain valuable on-the-job experience and exposure to a particular employer or industry. When paying jobs are in short supply, individuals seeking relevant...more

DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/16/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited temporary guidance and a model notice to be provided to employees about upcoming coverage options through the health care exchange, known as the Marketplace,...more

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

by Allison De Tal, Isabel Safie, John Wahlin | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/16/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requiring employers to give notice to employees of the coverage options available through state insurance exchanges....more

Health Care Reform Update: Employee Notice Requirements

by Colleen Lamarre, Sarah Ranni | Phillips Lytle LLP on 5/16/2013

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued long-awaited guidance on the health insurance exchange notice requirement that applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Generally, PPACA...more

Tennessee DOL Steps In for Wage and Hour Complaints

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

Effective April 23, 2013, Tennessee's Wage Regulations Act was amended to eliminate private rights of action for wage and hour violations. Instead, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development now possesses the...more

Model Notice of Exchanges Issued with New October 1, 2013 Deadline

by Stephanie Smithey | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/15/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Technical Release 2013-02 on May 8, 2013, providing temporary guidance and model notices that will allow employers to comply with another new requirement imposed by the Affordable...more

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

by Howard Clemons | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/14/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health...more

DOL Updates Model COBRA Notice in Light of Health Care Reform

by Roberta Chevlowe | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 5/13/2013

Come 2014, the Health Insurance Exchanges will provide another option to COBRA “qualified beneficiaries” who are considering whether to elect to continue health coverage under an employer’s group plan....more

Department of Labor Requests Clarification on Form 5500

by Nicole Hanna, Ben Wells | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/13/2013

Have you received an email from the Department of Labor recently? If not, you may. The Department has recently begun a program to identify whether employee “welfare benefit plans” (typically, group health plans) have filed a...more

DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability

by Jean C. Hemphill, Robert Kaplan | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/10/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known...more

Ways to Help Business Internship Partners Avoid DOL Pitfalls

by Shannon O'Guin | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/10/2013

Many colleges and universities require some kind of practical, hands-on experience as a part of their curriculum. Employers and schools alike place a premium on real world experience that cannot always be gained from sitting...more

To Pay or Not to Pay? The Test for the Unpaid Intern

by David Dubberly | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/9/2013

As the end of another academic year approaches, college students across the country are seeking summer employment opportunities. As a result, your organization may soon be faced with the question of whether to hire summer...more

Legal Alert: DOL Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lifetime Income Estimates in Plan Participant Statements

by Adam Cohen, Mikka Gee Conway, Carol McClarnon, Alice Murtos, Joanna Myers, Vanessa Scott, W. Mark Smith, Rich Sun, William Walderman, Carol Weiser | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 5/9/2013

On May 7, 2013, the Department of Labor released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that seeks commentary on requiring a projection of estimated lifetime income to be included in participant statements from...more

Health Care Reform Blog: DOL Releases Model Health Insurance Marketplace Notice For Distribution by Employers

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/9/2013

Today the Department of Labor released guidance and model notices for employers to use when informing employees of the availability of health insurance on the statewide exchange....more

Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With Caution

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/9/2013

For those employers who employ “tipped employees,” i.e., employees who generally receive $30 or more per week in tips, a tip pooling arrangement may have some appeal. After all, such arrangements allow for an equitable...more

Liquor Law Update -- May 2013

by Barbara Darkes, Brian Gregg, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With Caution; Ahhh…Spring; and The Ska/Duclaw Trademark Dispute Over Euphoria, Trademark Lessons for the Craft Brewer Excerpt from Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With...more

Employment Law Newsletter - May 2013

by Arianna Gleckel, Rachelle E. Hill | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: - Thinking about Hiring an Unpaid Summer Intern? What You Need to Know - Pets in the Workplace: Should Your Company Open its Doors to Employees’ Furry Friends? - Excerpt from Thinking about...more

Court Upholds Validity of ERISA Fiduciary Indemnification

by David Ackerman, John Kober | Morgan Lewis on 5/7/2013

Ruling rejects DOL challenge of an agreement by a 100% ESOP-owned company to advance defense costs and indemnify a trustee....more

“Stuff” Every 401(k) Plan Sponsor Must Keep

by Ary Rosenbaum on 5/7/2013

George Carlin said that all you need in life is a place for your stuff. Carlin said that all a house really is; is a place for your stuff. When it comes to being a retirement plan sponsor, retirement plan sponsors need a...more

Healthcare Update, No. 2, May 2013: End of Companionship Exemption?

by Edward Boehm | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/6/2013

In April, the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) is scheduled to announce regulations that will almost certainly increase the cost of employing individuals as home care aides who are considered “companions” under the Fair Labor...more

Additional Guidance Issued on Summary of Benefits and Coverage Disclosure Requirements

by Amy Gordon, Joanna Kerpen | McDermott Will & Emery on 5/3/2013

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury recently issued new guidance and templates regarding the summary of benefits and coverage requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...more

Wage and Hour Compliance Checklist - How to avoid class actions and prepare for a government audit

by D. Michael Reilly | Lane Powell PC - Labor & Employment Law on 5/2/2013

Will Rogers once said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” Employee wage and hour class actions and government audits are never funny. Just ask the president of a sheetrock company sentenced in...more

Thinking About Hiring An Unpaid Summer Intern? What You Need To Know

by Arianna Gleckel | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 5/2/2013

With summer approaching, you may be considering hiring an unpaid intern for the summer months. The process for doing so seems pretty cut and dry. However, litigation in the area of internships has recently increased due to...more

Agencies Issue Updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage

by Gabrielle Blum | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 5/1/2013

On April 23rd, the DOL, HHS and IRS (the “Agencies”) released an updated template for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (“SBC”) that group health plans and issuers are required to send to plan participants....more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

The United States Department of Labor