With the signature of Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut has become the 7thstate to mandate paid family leave, joining California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia. Although the new law only directly...

On June 13, 2019, the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury jointly issued a final rule that will allow employers of all sizes to provide tax-free reimbursements to employees who purchase individual health insurance coverage.  Prior...

The Department of Labor (DOL) plans to issue a request for Information regarding the FMLA.  In it, the DOL will solicit comments on ways to improve its regulations under the FMLA to: (a) better protect and suit the needs of workers; and (b) reduce...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an Advice Memorandum on May 14, 2019, almost a month after it was originally issued,  stating Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees.  This classification will mean they have no right...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it has issued a new opinion letter that addresses compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).This letter responds to a request on behalf of a particular virtual marketplace company (VMC)....

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on May 2, 2019 that it has opted to collect Component 2 data for 2017 in addition to 2018.  On April 25, 2019, the district court ordered the EEOC to collect a second year of pay data from select...