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Human Resources Compliance Audits (Part 2) UPDATED April 23 2024

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This post is the second installment discussing best practices for conducting a Human Resources compliance audit. The first installment of the series provided an overview of the compliance audit process and practical advice at...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York City Employers Must Post and Distribute Recently Issued "Workers' Bill of Rights"

By July 1, 2024, employers in New York City are required to post and provide their employees with a "Workers' Bill of Rights," which has now been issued by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP"). DCWP also...more

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Employers Take Note: Employees Can Now Start Applying for 2024 FAMLI Benefits

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Benefits from Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program become available on January 1, 2024, but employees can already submit applications for anticipated leave in FAMLI’s online portal, My FAMLI+. This...more

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As Hurricane Ian Approaches, Employers Should Be Prepared for the Employment Law Challenges Storms Cause

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Executive Summary: As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida, the approaching storm serves as a reminder that employers should be prepared to address storm-related issues if they are required to close their businesses and as...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

[Virtual Seminar] Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates - September 29th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

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Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more

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Frequently Asked Questions: Labor & Employment for Nonprofit Organizations

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The questions and answers below highlight labor and employment topics as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Classifying Your Staff - What is the difference between a paid employee and an unpaid volunteer? Under...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2020 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Unlimited Vacation Policies Present Potential Pitfalls for California Employers

As unlimited vacation policies increase in popularity, California employers must be careful to avoid legal pitfalls in drafting and implementation. In the first California appellate decision to address unlimited vacation...more

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Latest Set of DOL Opinion Letters Clarify FLSA Salary Basis and Overtime Calculations, FMLA Eligibility Determinations for Public...

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Getting the new year off to a quick start, the United States Department of Labor issued three Opinion Letters on January 7, 2020. These letters concern the salary basis test and overtime calculations under the Fair Labor...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 2019

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WHD Rulemakings Full Speed Ahead. This is a busy time for the Wage & Hour Division’s regulatory agenda. Early in the week, the White House approved its final rule updating the regular rate regulations. The updates are...more

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Fall Regulatory Agenda Indicates DOL Wage and Hour Division is Working on Seven Regulatory Priorities

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued its bi-annual regulatory agenda update on November 20, 2019.  Of the 63 items listed, the Wage & Hour Division (WHD) included seven regulatory priorities.  Only one of these is new: a...more

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A Short Refresher On Discrete Legal Issues During Natural Disasters

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As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In that spirit, what follows are certain pay and leave issues employers may confront during times of natural disaster – all of which are better to be thought...more

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DOL Issues Three Opinion Letters Regarding Employer Designation of FMLA Leave, Bonuses to Employee Volunteers, and Compensation of...

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued three new opinion letters on March 14, 2019. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 1 of 3)

Last July, we posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that it was reviving its practice of publishing opinion letters as guidance on wage and hour issues, which the Obama Administration halted in 2010. After...more

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DOL Announces Two New Opinion Letters: Tackles Travel Time and Breaks

On April 12, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced three new wage and hour opinion letters. The DOL only recently resumed issuing opinion letters on June 27, 2017, after having...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Implications for Health and Welfare Plans and Fringe Benefits

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On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act”) was signed into law, and it has various implications for employers who sponsor employee benefit plans. This newsletter focuses on the provisions in the Act that...more

Gray Reed

New Tax Law – Impacting Your Small Business and You

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Agreeing with Benjamin Franklin that there is nothing certain except death and taxes, Sketch Wood and his partner Minnie Brix, owners of Wood & Brix, and their 200 employees are certain that the new tax law will affect them,...more

Carlton Fields

Employment and Labor Law Road Map for Employers Entering the U.S. Market

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Foreign companies and investors that enter the U.S. market will be governed by numerous state and federal labor and employment laws. When opening a business in the United States, it is therefore critical to work with...more

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Considerations for US Employers Post-DOMA

When the Supreme Court issued its opinion in U.S. v. Windsor on June 26, it invalidated the federal definitions of “spouse” and “marriage,” and, in so doing, altered employer obligations with respect to same-sex marriages....more

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