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Ius Laboris

Could ‘Tinder Leave’ Be the Key to Happier Employees?

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Two companies in Asia are reportedly offering their employees a new type of benefit: ‘Tinder Leave’. What is ‘Tinder Leave’?...more

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Cybersecurity Considerations for Employers Sponsoring ERISA Plans

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In its most recent step to combat cybersecurity risks to employee benefit plans, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) clarified on September 6, 2024, that its guidance on cybersecurity applies to health and welfare plans as...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2025

On November 1, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-80, which sets forth the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The...more

Dickinson Wright

Final Rules Released: What They Mean for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits

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Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan - On Sept. 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released final rules strengthening and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments to various benefit and contribution limits applicable to retirement plans. The IRS modestly increased the applicable limits for 2025....more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

IRS Introduces Official Section 83(b) Election Form

On November 7, 2024, the IRS introduced Form 15620, a new standardized form for taxpayers opting to make a Section 83(b) election. Previously, taxpayers needed to send a letter to the IRS with the required information to make...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 4 Predictions About What OSHA and MSHA Workplace Safety Professionals Can Expect From the New Trump Administration

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Our firm’s Workplace Safety Practice Group has provided some general perspectives on what employers can expect under the next Trump administration – but it’s time for a deeper dive that OSHA and MSHA safety professionals will...more

Jackson Walker

Business Immigration Expectations Under a Second Trump Administration

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With the re-election of former President Donald Trump, employers and international investors should prepare for significant changes in U.S. immigration policies. Based on his first term, campaign promises, and recent...more

McAfee & Taft

After Muldrow, courts find standard of ‘some harm’ challenging to apply to workplace clashes

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In April of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision with the potential to significantly alter the scope of employment discrimination claims. The case, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, addressed what employer actions...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

SCOTUS’ Review of Title VII Reverse Discrimination Pleading Standard Will Likely Impact Employers’ Employment Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court will review a requirement in five federal circuit courts of appeals that members of a majority group, such as Whites, males, or heterosexuals, who allege discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Opinion Letter Addresses Expense Reimbursement and Regular Rate

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released an opinion letter addressing whether per diem expense payments for tools and equipment may be excluded from the hourly rate when calculating overtime pay under the Fair Labor...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Top Five Labor Law Developments for October 2024

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1. Former President Donald Trump’s Election Day victory leaves the National Labor Relations Board’s status uncertain, but a new general counsel appointment is likely. Currently, the Board has a 2-1 Democratic majority....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PAGA Paraphrased — Rodriguez v. Lawrence Equip., Inc.

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The Second District again held that issue preclusion barred plaintiff’s PAGA claim because he failed to establish any violation of the Labor Code and arbitral findings have a preclusive effect on a plaintiff’s standing in a...more

Fisher Phillips

Entendiendo el empleo temporal y las organizaciones profesionales de empleadores (PEO) en Alemania

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En Alemania, el empleo temporal – conocido como Arbeitnehmerüberlassung o Zeitarbeit – desempeña un papel fundamental en el mercado laboral. Para las Organizaciones Profesionales de Empleadores (PEOs) y las corporaciones...more

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Understanding Temporary Employment and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) in Germany

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In Germany, temporary employment — known as Arbeitnehmerüberlassung or Zeitarbeit — plays a pivotal role in the labor market. For U.S. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) and corporations looking to expand their...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - November 2024, Vol. 14

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Jersey Joins the Pay Transparency Movement: What Employers Need to Know

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New Jersey has become the latest state to embrace pay transparency. On September 26, 2024, Senate Bill 2310 (SB2310) was approved by the state legislature, and after a 45-day waiting period, it officially became law this...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Get that Final 5500 done ASAP

When a plan terminates and distributes all its assets or merges all its assets into another plan, you need to understand that a Final Form 5500 needs to be completed....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Loi canadienne sur l’esclavage moderne : Survol de la toute première période de déclaration

Comme nous en avons parlé dans nos bulletins précédents portant sur ce sujet, la nouvelle loi canadienne sur l’esclavage moderne, soit la Loi sur la lutte contre le travail forcé et le travail des enfants dans les chaines...more

Fisher Phillips

Employers and Vendors Have FCRA Obligations When Using Workplace AI Tools: Your Step-by-Step Compliance Guide

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The government recently reminded employers and vendors that they have obligations when it comes to use of workplace-related AI tools – and your business may need to update its practices in order to comply. The Consumer...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Nebraska Paid Sick Time Law: Requirements Employers Need to Know

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Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 436, which adopts the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. The Act requires private employers to provide paid sick time to all employees regardless of the size of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Using AI to Pursue Hiring and DEI Goals: A Q&A for Employers

Employers are increasingly using AI in hiring to streamline recruitment, reduce time-to-hire and eliminate bias. Companies are also considering how AI tools can further diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, such as...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Trump 2.0, OSHA: Expect Shifts in Federal Enforcement and Rulemaking Priorities As Well As More Aggressive State Plan Enforcement

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As the dust settles on the 2024 Election Cycle and the pundits continue analyzing and dissecting the results, the OSHA/MSHA Team at Conn Maciel Carey draws from decades of experience representing employers during Republican...more

DCI Consulting

Navigating an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation Step-by-Step

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An OFCCP compliance evaluation is a process in which a federal contractor or subcontractor’s affirmative action program is reviewed for regulatory compliance with the affirmative action and nondiscrimination provisions of...more

Morgan Lewis

Earned Wage Access: New California Regulations Underline Patchwork Approach to Industry

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By approving a framework regulating earned wage access (EWA), California contributes to a state-by-state patchwork of EWA regulation. With the future of federal action uncertain, EWA providers will have to navigate this...more

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