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[Webinar] Designing Compensation Systems to Avoid Illegal DEI Practices - March 12th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

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Recent Executive Orders aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices have left many employers struggling with how to avoid engaging in “illegal DEI” practices. An important consideration for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under The Military’s Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - This order makes reinstatement available to all members of the military who were discharged solely for refusing to comply the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, as administered on August 24, 2021, and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Proposed rule on federal contractor salary information requests, comp information on job postings is withdrawn

On January 8th, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have (1) prohibited federal government contractors and subcontractors from requesting or using compensation history in the hiring...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Do You Know What to Pay Your Work Force? New Decision Invalidates the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rule

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Employers with Federal contracts have experienced unique challenges in the past few years—from navigating the Federal contractor vaccine mandate to new rules related to sick leave and time off. One of the most significant...more

Littler

Employment Highlights from Oregon’s Active 2021 Legislative Session

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June 2021 culminated in the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon and significant changes to the state’s employment laws during the 2021 legislative session. On June 25, 2021, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Workers' Compensation Benefits Presumed to Apply to COVID-19-Related Illnesses for California Employees

COVID-19-related illnesses of California employees who worked outside their homes from March 19 through July 15, 2020 shall be “presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment” for workers’ compensation benefits....more

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Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

BCLP

Deep Dive: Association Health Plans - Part 1

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On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed a “Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (the “Executive Order”) to “facilitate the purchase of insurance across State...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Association Health Plans and the Sale of Group Health Insurance “Across State Lines”

In advance of issuing the Executive Order that culminated in the promulgation by the Department of Labor of proposed regulations expanding the availability of Association Health Plans, President Trump announced that one of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Issue 117: DOL Issues Proposed Rules On Association Health Plans

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This is the one hundred and seventeenth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Proposes Expansion of Association Health Plans

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Following up on the direction provided by Executive Order 13813, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued proposed regulations that would expand the ability of small employers to band together and provide coverage under...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rules Expanding Access to Association Health Plans

On October 12, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order concerning a number of health plan market initiatives. One of the items included in the Executive Order was a directive to the Secretary of Labor to issue proposed...more

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Puerto Rico Treasury Department Issues Post-Hurricane Rules for Qualified Retirement Plan and IRA Distributions and Loans

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On November 15, 2017, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury (the "PR Treasury") issued Administrative Determination Number 17-29 ("AD 17-29") to provide special rules and procedures applicable to distributions from...more

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Puerto Rico Governor Signs Executive Order Authorizing Rules for Retirement Plan and IRA Distributions in the Wake of Recent...

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On November 8, 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed Executive Order No. 2017-067 (“EO 2017-067”) authorizing the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (the “PR Treasury”) to establish tax rules for distributions...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Obama Trumped? Top Five Trump Targets Among Obama’s Executive Orders

The election of Donald Trump will significantly affect companies that contract with the federal government. Trump’s business background and campaign promises suggest many upcoming changes in the way the federal government...more

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New Interim Rule Prohibits Federal Contractors From Retaliating Against Employees Who Discuss Compensation With Colleagues

On September 30, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule titled “Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information.”...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OFCCP Issues Regulations on "Pay Transparency"

Today the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued its Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13665, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against employees and applicants who ask about or...more

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance...

OFCCP Seeks Final Approval Of Its Pay Transparency Regulations From OMB

OFCCP recently sent its proposed final regulations implementing Executive Order 13665 (the “Order”) to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for final approval. The Order, among other things, mandates that federal...more

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