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Massachusetts Employers: Don’t be Scared! Key Updates Coming to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

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Important changes are coming to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML),  which requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with paid time off for certain qualifying absences. First, the...more

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Department of Labor Finalizes Amendments to Investment Duties Regulation

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On December 1, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) released final amendments to its regulation on investment duties under Section 404(a) of ERISA. The amendments will go into effect on January 30, 2023....more

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Welcome (But Last Minute) Relief for Prescription Drug Reporting Originally Due December 27

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Section 204 of Title II of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 amended the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to add rules...more

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No Rest for California Employers in 2022! Here are the Latest Employment Laws in the Golden State

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California state and local governmental bodies—our state legislature, and counties and cities—were active again this year in their efforts to regulate the workplace. Littler Workplace Policy Institute has been tracking these...more

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California Expands the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)

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Almost all California employers will soon be impacted by an impending expansion to the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) under SB-1383, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17, 2020. The CFRA...more

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DOL Updates Factors For Selecting Plan Investments

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On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) released a Final Rule to “provide clear regulatory guideposts for fiduciaries of private-sector retirement and other employee benefit plans in light of recent...more

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Amended FINRA IPO Allocation Rules to Take Effect on January 1, 2020

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On July 26, 2019, FINRA announced proposed changes to FINRA Rule 5130 (Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings) and FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) to exempt...more

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Littler Global Guide - Peru - Q1 2019

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Through Law N° 30907, the Peruvian Government recognized the equivalence between de facto/domestic partners relationships and traditional legal marriage, for purposes of pension benefits under the social security system. ...more

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The PBGC Proposes Simplified Methods for Calculating Withdrawal Liability

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) recently proposed amendments to the regulations that govern how multiemployer plans calculate withdrawal liability. The PBGC has invited comment on these proposed regulations...more

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2017 Federal Budget: Update for Employers

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On March 22, the 2017 federal budget, Building a Strong Middle Class Through Innovation, was released. Among its myriad proposals, several anticipated changes related to families and leaves will affect employers, including...more

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Employment Insurance Changes Pending Under 2017 Canadian Federal Budget

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Last month, Canada’s federal government released its 2017 budget. The federal government touted the budget as being particularly family-oriented and as promoting gender equality and women’s participation in the workplace....more

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