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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Employers Should Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees. OBBBA is an...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Changes Course on Income Tax Impact of Employee Retention Credit

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On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

"Keep Texas Beautiful" and Safe from Workplace Violence

Texas recently enacted a new Workplace Violence Prevention law to protect healthcare employees from violence in Texas healthcare facilities. Texas also implemented a complementary notice requirement applicable to all Texas...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Perkins Coie

2023 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2023 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within the state and highlight relevant action items related to these bills. Below...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Year Brings New Laws for Illinois Employers

The New Year will usher in several new Illinois employment laws. These laws cover a myriad of topics and will require revisions to employee handbooks and general employment policies....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Overview of New California Employment Laws - November 2022

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California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Pay Transparency Laws in California and New York City Impose Disclosure Obligations for Any Position That Can Be Performed in...

California and New York City are joining Colorado and Washington state in imposing pay range disclosures in job postings. On November 1, 2022, covered employers will be required to include the salary range in a job posting...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Don’t Forget! Important New Laws and Year-End Requirements for Illinois Employers

While employers were busy figuring out how to comply with the patchwork of laws stemming from the ongoing pandemic, the state of Illinois passed a number of new and amended laws impacting Illinois workplaces. As the year...more

Ruder Ware

IRS Issues New Guidance for Complying with Paid Sick and Family Leave Reporting Requirements

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Way back in March, as the pandemic began to set in, Congress quickly passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act) as part of a barrage of legislation aimed at providing relief to American workers. The Act...more

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IRS Extends ACA Reporting Deadline and Issues Transition Relief

The IRS has not yet finalized the ACA reporting forms (i.e., the 1094-B/C and 1095-B/C) for the 2019 tax year, so it is no surprise that the IRS issued guidance this week extending the deadline to furnish the forms to...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

EEOC Provides Update On EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Plans

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September 30, 2019, is the earliest the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could collect pay data from employers in the EEO-1 report, the agency advised the federal district court in the District of Columbia on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Year, New Data Security Requirement: South Carolina Adopts New Data Security Law

On January 1st, South Carolina became the first state to adopt the model insurance data security law requiring certain insurance licensees to investigate and report cybersecurity events in the state of South Carolina. The law...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Recent OSHA Regulatory Shifts May Address Concerns About Electronically Submitting Workplace Injury and Illness Data

Recent OSHA activity indicates possible changes in the scope and enforcement of the newly-created Improve Tracking of Workplace Injury and Illnesses Rule (Electronic Reporting Rule). OSHA intends to collect less data than the...more

Baker Donelson

New December 15, 2017 OSHA Deadline for Submission of 2016 Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses is Fast Approaching

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Employers have until December 1, 2017 to electronically submit injury and illness information from their 2016 Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Form 300A) under OSHA’s 2016 Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries...more

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OSHA Moves Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Compliance Deadline and Launches New Website for Electronic Submission of Injury and...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently announced that the deadline requiring certain employers to electronically submit their OSHA injury and illness logs is postponed until December 1, 2017. OSHA...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OSHA Proposes To Delay Electronic Submission Of Recordkeeping Forms Until December

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As part of the final rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illness, issued in May 2016, employers had a phased in compliance deadline for the electronic submission of record keeping forms. For 2017, employers...more

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OSHA Staying the Course…for now…

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At a recent American Bar Association meeting, Dorothy Dougherty, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and Tom Galassi, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA both noted that while there has been a change...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

What is the Current Status of OSHA’s Injury and Illness Reporting Rule?

As we previously reported on this blog, OSHA recently made sweeping changes to its injury and illness reporting rule. The agency delayed enforcement of the rule until December 1, 2016. Many industry advocates were hoping...more

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Anti-Retaliation Provision of OSHA’s Final Rule Is Now In Effect

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As we previously reported, in May, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule changing the way it collects, and employers report, workplace injury and illness data. Under these new...more

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5 Key Takeaways from My Long List of Regulatory Changes Shared at ECVC2016

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As 2016 draws to a close with a major political transition underway in Washington, D.C., organizations already dealing with a rapidly evolving regulatory environment now face uncertainty regarding whether some of the new...more

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OSHA Clarifies Its “Just Say No” to Automatic Post-Accident Drug-Testing Position

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How do employers reconcile automatic drug-testing required by workers’ compensation laws with the provisions of OSHA’s new Rule saying that automatic testing could be retaliatory? Following our recent blog on that issue, many...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Moving Workplace Injury and Safety Reporting Into the Digital Age: Electronic Reporting Requirements For OSHA Data

On May 11, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration finalized its 2013 proposed rule aimed at improving tracking of workplace injuries, increasing transparency and encouraging employees to report violations. ...more

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OSHA's Final Rule on Electronic Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

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In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule on electronic...more

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Recent Amendments to Security Breach Notification Laws Further Complicate Breach Notification for Employers

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It is not a matter of "if" but "when" an employer will be required to notify employees of a security breach.  Forty-seven states require employers to notify employees when defined categories of personal information, including...more

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