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Paid Family Leave Continues to Expand State-by-State
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...
Individual Health Insurance HRA
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...
DOL Seeks Information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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 says Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees
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...
DOL Issues Opinion Letter Concluding Certain Gig-Economy Workers are Independent Contractors and Not Employees
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)....
EEOC Announces Decision to Collect 2017 & 2018 Employee Pay Data
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...
Federal Judge Orders Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Collect Pay Data by Sept 30, 2019
Covered employers will only have until September 30, 2019 to report pay data as part of their annual EEO-1 filing. On April 25, 2019, a federal judge ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to collect pay data from the 2018 calendar year...
Paycheck Fairness Act Approved by House of Representatives
The House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act on a vote of 242-187 on March 27, 2019. Despite the enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, many women continue to earn significantly lower pay than men for equal work. These pay disparities...
Social Security Administration Sending Employer Correction Request Notices (EDCOR) “No Match Letters”
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun mailing informational notifications to businesses and third parties, who submitted wage and tax statements (Form W-2) that contain name and Social Security number (SSN) combinations that do not match their...
Overtime Rule Now Published in Federal Register
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would increase the standard salary level to $679 per week (equivalent to $35,308 per year). Above this salary level, eligibility for overtime varies based on job duties. This NPRM...