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The Biden Administration Puts the Burden on Employers

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several updates to his plan for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Although media reports have led some to believe that President Biden’s actions have imposed an immediately...more

DOL Announces Final Rule on Classification as Independent Contractor or Employee

On January 7, 2021, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to...more

N.C. Employers May Provide Support Payments to Workers Without Affecting Unemployment Benefits

On April 20, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 134 (EO134) to allow North Carolina employers to make COVID-19 Support Payments (defined and discussed below) to employees who are temporarily furloughed...more

NC Employers Must Give Separated Workers Notice of Unemployment Eligibility

The Division of Employment Security now requires employers to give notice of unemployment eligibility to workers separated from employment as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related reductions.  As we previously...more

USDOL Releases Updated Guidance and Mandatory Employee Notice Poster for Families First Coronavirus Response Act

While the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) works on regulations to implement the expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (“expanded FMLA”) and paid sick leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the...more

COVID-19 Update for Employers: Congress Passes Emergency Employment Legislation; Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order on...

Congress Passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Congress passed emergency legislation to address the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) crisis gripping the nation.  The Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more

New "Smart" Form I-9 Goes Into Effect January 22, 2017

Beginning January 22, 2017, employers will be required to use a new version of Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of their workforce. The new version includes a number of substantive changes, as well...more

N.C. Industrial Commission and U.S. Department of Labor Team Up to Address Worker Misclassification

On August 31, 2016, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, Employee Classification Section (the “Section”) and the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (the “WHD”) entered into a Memorandum of...more

Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors Finalized by U.S. Department of Labor

On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued its Final Rule to update sex discrimination guidelines for federal government contractors. The OFCCP enforces...more

DOL Issues Guidance Concluding that Most Workers are Employees Under the FLSA

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new guidance addressing independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, the DOL interprets the...more

California Employees Entitled to Paid Sick Leave Beginning Today

Have you reviewed your paid time off (PTO) policy lately? If you have employees in California, now is the time to do so. Effective today, July 1, 2015, employers with California employees will be required to comply with that...more

ADA: Temporary Medical Condition May Be a Disability

A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment or injury is not excluded as a disability simply because it is temporary. In deciding Summers...more

Reminder: North Carolina Law Now Prohibits Employer Inquiries About Expunged Criminal Records

Under the recently enacted Senate Bill 91 (effective December 1, 2013), North Carolina employers now are prohibited from requiring job applicants to disclose information (in interviews, on applications or otherwise)...more

North Carolina Unemployment Insurance Reform

In this Presentation: - The Push for Reform - House Bill 4 - Increased UI Tax Rates - Reduction in Weekly Benefit Amount - Reduction in Duration of Benefits - Waiting Week for Each...more

Effectively managing absences under the FMLA (Presentation)

In This Presentation: - Effective and Compliant Policies An attendance policy should establish the employer’s expectation that regular attendance is required for the success of the business and to ensure...more

eTrends - Unemployment Insurance Reforms Take Effect

Many of the sweeping reforms made by House Bill 4 (HB4) to North Carolina’s employment security laws will become effective on June 30, 2013....more

eTrends - E-Verify Reminder

As we have reminded employers, more North Carolina employers are now required to use the federal E-Verify program to determine whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States....more

7/1/2013  /  Deadlines , E-Verify

eTrends - DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Amendments to the FMLA

On February 6, 2013, the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule amending certain regulations under the FMLA to expand...more

eTrends - October 1st E-Verify Deadline Approaching for Large North Carolina Employers

As we reported last summer, North Carolina's largest employers soon will be required to use the federal E-Verify program to determine whether new hires are eligible to work in the United States. Employers that employ 500 or...more

9/18/2012  /  Compliance , E-Verify
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