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DLA Piper

Trending in Transactions - Q1 2025

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Recent legislation requires that all new 401(k) plans provide automatic enrollment for all eligible participants. However, plans “established” before 2023 are generally exempt. In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Staying Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to California’s Pay Transparency Laws

Over the last several years, California and other jurisdictions have passed various laws aimed at increasing pay transparency in the workplace. These laws are primarily intended to reduce pay disparities among demographic...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The State of Pay Transparency in 2025

Pay transparency laws have taken the country by storm over the last few years, and 5 additional states (Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont) have debuted or will debut their own versions in 2025. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

From Cost Center to Profit Driver: How HR Software Impacts the Bottom Line

For years, Human Resources has often been perceived as a necessary expense. You’re heard it: a cost center focused on administrative tasks. Why? For years, HR was like that one drawer in your kitchen – full of tangled...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law: What Employers Need to Know Before February

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Last July, Massachusetts joined a growing number of states mandating that employers provide pay transparency to employees. The Massachusetts pay transparency law also includes a wage data reporting component that requires...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Organizing Your Company’s Health and Welfare Plans Part 1: Creating a Framework

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Following the flurry of regulatory guidance and informal comments from officials at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and other agencies of the Federal government, health and welfare plans should be a primary...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FAR Council Withdraws Rulemakings on Pay Transparency and Contractor Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) announced this week that it is withdrawing two proposed rules. First, it withdrew a January 2024 proposed rule that sought to prohibit government contractors from...more

MoFo Employment Law Commentary (ELC)

FAR Council Withdraws “Pay Equity and Transparency” Proposed Rule

On January 8, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have banned federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking or...more

DLA Piper

Employers: 2025 Deadlines Approach to Furnish Incentive Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plan Information Statements and...

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires a corporation to furnish a written statement to any employee or former employee who either (i) exercised an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Federal Contractor Pay Transparency Rule

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Citing limited time in the remaining administration and desire to focus on “other priorities”, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council announced its withdrawal of the pending proposed rule requiring federal contractors...more

Williams Mullen

Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists: General Counsel of Tax-Exempt and Governmental Entities

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The following checklist highlights key issues for general counsel with respect to employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - November 2024

The November Monthly Minute kicks off the season of giving with SECURE 2.0 requirements for 2025 and the latest IRS retirement plan cost-of-living adjustments....more

Williams Mullen

Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists - Plan Administrators

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Plan administrators should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and focus on what to expect for 2025. The following checklist addresses plan amendments, notices, and other considerations for...more

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New Jersey Pay Transparency Law Is the Stroke of a Pen (and Seven Months) Away From Becoming Law

On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310 (S2310), which will require transparency about compensation and benefits in internal and external postings of promotion opportunities, job listings,...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: DC trustee agenda update - September 2024

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next...more

Porter Hedges LLP

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

Mayer Brown

TCFD Reporting Pensions Regulator Review of 2023 Reports

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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its latest review of pension scheme TCFD reports. This sets out TPR’s observations, feedback and suggested improvements for a selection of 30 reports published in 2023 (10% of the...more

Alston & Bird

Major Changes Coming to the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Investment Funds Teams break down the increased compliance requirements – and compliance costs – qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs) face under the Department of...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s Latest Opinion Release Underscores Absence of Corrupt Intent and Lack of Business Purpose

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The Justice Department has had a slow year in FCPA enforcement (another profound grasp of the obvious).  The reasons for this may be a question of timing elements in the pipeline of cases....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Executive Compliance Comp and Compliance: From Incentives to Clawbacks

There are two problems that every company must deal with at the intersection of executive compensation and compliance. The first is the presence of perverse incentives within organizations, where executives are often...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Power of Compensation: Building a Culture of Compliance

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have repeatedly emphasized the importance of aligning compensation plans with compliance goals. According to Tom Fox, aligning the compensation...more

The Volkov Law Group

Bringing HR and Compliance Together for Compliance and Consequence Management (Part II of II)

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The Justice Department’s recent emphasis on ethics and compliance culture, along with greater specificity on “consequence management” is a welcome breath of fresh air.  It is a policy coming for a long time and will bring...more

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DOJ Begins Implementation of Compliance Compensation Requirements

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The Justice Department has taken steps to implement its new compliance compensation requirement announced in its Corporate Enforcement Policy revisions.  With little fanfare, the Danske Bank $2 billion settlement with the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Next Steps for CCOs – Revising Compensation Systems and Enhancing Data Preservation Technology

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Just when we thought the ethics and compliance landscape was “stable,” the Justice Department pulled the compliance profession further and announced heightened expectations for corporate compliance programs.  For...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cash Is King: DOJ Weighs New Guidance on Employee Compensation Packages

The U.S. Department of Justice is eyeing new guidance for how prosecutors should assess employee compensation packages when determining whether a company’s compliance efforts warrant favorable treatment in the resolution of...more

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