The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
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The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Government Contractors: Preparing for OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification
COBRA Deadlines and Proofs of Mailing in Carter v. Southwest Airlines Co. Board of Trustees
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL Electronic Notices Guidance, EEO-1 Reporting Delayed, CA COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave - Employment Law This Week®
Information Blocking: How Will the New Rule Impact the Health Care Industry?
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Obamacare Provision Requiring Businesses to Provide Health Insurance Delayed Until 2015
Former SEC Chairman David Ruder Discusses the Dodd-Frank Timeline, Volcker Rule & Cost Benefit Rules (Part 2 of 2)
Employers operating in Massachusetts face some of the nation’s most stringent requirements regarding the timing and frequency of wage payments. The Massachusetts Wage Act (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148) mandates prompt payment of...more
As we previously blogged, effective July 1, 2025, Los Angeles County’s new Fair Work Week Ordinance requires qualifying retailers and grocers (300+ employees nationwide in unincorporated LA County) to give workers predictable...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
Attention, California employers: You only have until May 14 to report last year’s pay data to the state, and you need a plan of action to comply with this stringent law. As in past years, the California Civil Rights...more
The clock is quickly ticking down to July 1, when the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule increasing the minimum salary for many employees to be considered exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act is supposed...more
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Office of Labor Standards (COLS) recently posted updates to its website regarding minimum wage obligations, paid leave and paid sick and safe leave,...more
There are proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that will change employment practices for federal contractors in two ways. First, these amendments will prohibit federal contractors from seeking and...more
Fresh off this year’s Valentine’s Day deadline, employers with California workers have a new round of imminent compliance dates that require prompt attention. ...more
Quick reminder that California’s pay data reporting deadline is quickly approaching. Any employer with 100 or more, with at least one worker in California must comply with the state’s updated reporting requirements by May 8,...more
Attention, California employers: You only have until May 8 to report last year’s pay data to the state, and you need a plan of action in order to comply with this stringent law. The good news is that the state published...more
The Illinois Equal Pay Act (“IEPA”) was previously amended to require private businesses with more than 100 employees in Illinois to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (“EPRC”) by March 23, 2024, and every two years...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which...more
Attention, California employers: You only have three short months to report last year’s pay data to the state, and you need a plan of action in order to comply with this stringent law. The good news is that the state just...more
WHAT: The odds of a federal government shutdown occurring increased significantly last week. Congressional gridlock is preventing even a continuing resolution to advance that would allow negotiations on a broader funding bill...more
The primary property tax abatement used by renewable energy projects in Ohio is the Qualified Energy Project (QEP). Originally passed in 2010 (128-SB-232), the QEP program enables qualifying projects to receive an abatement...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
Colorado employers are subject to new paid family and medical leave insurance obligations in 2023 – and your first quarterly premium payments are due on March 31. The Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)...more
Last August OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register advising employers that in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the agency was planning to produce confidential information that is ordinarily...more
In 2023, contractors can expect continued – and heightened – enforcement actions from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Among other things, the OFCCP is taking on a greater interest in pay equity,...more
OFCCP issued yet another notice today regarding its handling of a FOIA request for production of all federal contractors’ EEO-1 Type 2 data from 2016 through 2020. The request keeps in place a February 17, 2023, deadline...more
This is a reminder that the New York City Salary Range Transparency Law, originally scheduled to go into effect on May 15, 2022, will become effective on November 1, 2022....more
In response to concerns raised by the federal contractor community, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that it is extending the deadline for contractors to file objections to the...more
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Insurance has announced that the Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“MEPSL”) will expire on March 15, 2022, and employers have until April 29, 2022 to file their...more
On January 15, 2022, New York City enacted a first-of-its-kind law requiring employers to include a maximum and minimum salary in all job postings for positions located in New York City. The requirement also applies to...more
Das BAG nimmt in seiner Entscheidung vom 7. September 2021 (Az. 9 AZR 595/20) Stellung zu der dreimonatigen Mindestankündigungsfrist bei einem Antrag auf Brückenteilzeit. Es führt insbesondere aus, dass ein verspäteter Antrag...more