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Fisher Phillips

Top 3 Misconceptions Employers Have About I-9 Self Audits

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Over 11 million people are likely in the United States without legal authorization to work, accounting for over 3% of our workforce. This often forces employers to choose between essential employment compliance and economic...more

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AI Bias in the Workplace: Top 4 Takeaways From EEOC Commissioner’s Conversation at FP Conference

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Most HR professionals are no strangers to technology, particularly when it comes to using applicant tracking systems and human resource information systems to hire workers and track key employment data. However, recent...more

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling: 6 Takeaways for Government Contractors

How does the Supreme Court of the United States’ ban on affirmative action in higher education affect government contractors? In short—it doesn’t. Covered federal contractors and subcontractors must continue to comply with...more

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Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30

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Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30 - On July 13, the FDIC issued a financial institution letter announcing that FDIC-supervised financial institutions are encouraged to...more

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OSHA Seeks to ‘Modernize, Expand, and Enhance’ Its Voluntary Protection Programs

Most employers think of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and see a dense series of interwoven regulations, aggressive investigators, and a hammer in search of a nail (i.e., citable violative conduct)....more

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IRS Pilots Pre-Examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program

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The IRS pilot program allows a plan sponsor to conduct a self-examination before a full or limited retirement plan audit would be initiated. In its June 3, 2022, Employee Plans Newsletter, IRS Employee Plans announced a...more

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IRS Launches Pre-examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program Trial

Employers will have the opportunity to review and self-correct retirement plan failures upon being identified for plan examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS announced in early June 2022 the rollout of a...more

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New IRS Pre-Examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a new pilot pre-examination retirement plan compliance program initiated in June.  If you are a plan sponsor, do not play ostrich should you receive an IRS Pre-Examination...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Plan Administrators of Retirement Plans Need to Prepare for New IRS Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot Program

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On June 3, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new pilot program aimed at qualified retirement plan compliance. Pursuant to the program, the IRS will issue a letter to the plan administrator which provides a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Enforcement Update and A Look Ahead

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) 2021 Enforcement Report has a new look—lending itself to being read on-screen, rather than spiral-bound. The TCEQ releases an “Enforcement Update” toward the end of each...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

New Minnesota Assisted Living Licensure Requirements Have Gone Into Effect and the First Survey Results Are Out

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On August 1, 2021, an overhaul of the licensing requirements for Minnesota assisted living facilities (codified at Minn. Stat. 144G.08-9999) went into effect. Under the new law, which was also discussed in a previous Dorsey...more

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Annual Benefits Forum: How To Be an ERISA Superhero

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Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors including; guarding against ineligible dependents with self-audit tips, decoding...more

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[Webinar] Annual Benefits Forum: How To Be an ERISA Superhero - September 15th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST

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Let the Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors! You’ll be ready to: - Guard against ineligible dependents with our...more

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DOL Releases Cybersecurity Best Practices Guidance for Protecting Retirement Benefits

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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has released cybersecurity guidance aimed at protecting workers' retirement benefits. The guidance, which was released...more

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New Day at EPA

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Since the November presidential election, most trade journals have expressed the same or similar headlines: “The Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration will elevate enforcement for violation of environmental rules and...more

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EPA Under Biden Signals Continuing Importance of Self-Disclosure

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On February 5, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding its Audit Policy Program, signaling that the Biden Administration will continue to support...more

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DOL Ends Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program for Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the immediate termination of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID program began in March 2018 as a pilot program to allow employers an...more

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Air Permit Compliance for the Texas Oil & Gas Industry – What is TCEQ’s “Find It and Fix It” Initiative?

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Creates the Find It and Fix It Program (FIFI): A Permian Basin Only, Short-term Option for Penalty-Free Resolution of Oil & Gas Air Quality Violations - The TCEQ Office of...more

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Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 10

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In Episode 10 of the Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series, Melissa discusses a topic that is oftentimes overlooked until a company is notified of a state or federal immigration audit, or when an issue involving employee status...more

DirectEmployers Association

[Webinar] Conducting a Self Audit: Will You Be Ready When the OFCCP Comes Knocking at Your Door? - September 23rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00...

Being prepared for a visit by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a good reason for conducting a self-audit of your company’s Affirmative Action Program. Contractors are required to implement an...more

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[Webinar] Establishing a Compliance Program for New Government Contractors - September 9th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT

Learning Objectives: - Identifying the regulations and laws associated with your awarded government contract - Writing user friendly Policies, Protocols, and Procedures - Establishing Controls and Self Audits to...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Keep Calm and Carry On - Self-Audits Under UDEQ's Agreement with EPA

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On July 27, 2020, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Region 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) related to self-audits...more

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DOL Breaks Record in Wage and Hour Enforcement – Time to Consider Self-Audits

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Those who believed the Trump administration would scale back the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws may be surprised to learn that the DOL recently announced that it recovered...more

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Is Your Website ADA Accessible?

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Last fall, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays, we all...more

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Self-Auditing Hospital Environmental Compliance: Knowing What is Wrong is Better than Hoping for the Best

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The C-Suite must intend for the hospital to operate in compliance with environmental rules. A hospital will not naturally achieve or sustain compliance with environmental regulations. Management must set and pursue this goal....more

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