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Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

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The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

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The "Gig" is Up: DOL Proposes Rule That Would Classify More Independent Contractors as Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. The proposed rule would return to a "totality-of-the-circumstances" analysis...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Amendment to QPAM Exemption

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On July 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) issued a proposal to amend prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”) under ERISA. The QPAM Exemption currently allows a plan’s...more

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DOL Proposes Expanded Use of ESG Factors in ERISA Plan Investment Decisions and Proxy Voting

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed regulation on October 14, 2021, that would clarify how fiduciaries of private sector employee benefit plans should apply ERISA’s fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty...more

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ERISA Fiduciaries: DOL Proposed Rule Signals More Ease for ESG Investing

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The US Department of Labor on October 14 published in the Federal Register a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights.” The proposed rule, if...more

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US Department of Labor Puts ESG Investing on Ice

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In its finalized rule amending ERISA, the DOL makes financial factors paramount in a fiduciary’s responsibility to investors. On October 30, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published Financial Factors in Selecting...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Formalizes Reinstatement of “Five Part Test” For Fiduciary Investment Advice and Proposes Broad Principal...

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On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) formally reinstated its “five-part test” for determining what constitutes “investment advice” under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code (the...more

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Labor Department Proposes New Safe Harbor For Electronic Disclosure Under ERISA

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued proposed regulations updating the safe harbor for the electronic delivery of employee benefit plan notifications for plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...more

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Potential $2.4 Billion and Countless Trees Saved – Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule on Electronic Disclosure for Retirement...

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The Department of Labor recently issued a proposed rule that allows certain retirement plan disclosures to be posted online, rather than requiring such disclosures to be printed and mailed. The Department of Labor anticipates...more

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DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Rules for Retirement Plans

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At long last, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an update to its safe harbor rules governing electronic distributions of retirement plan disclosures. When finalized and adopted, the new safe harbor rules will update...more

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DOL Issues New Proposed Rule for Electronic Disclosures of Retirement Plan Notices

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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would expand its existing guidance and liberalize rules for electronic disclosure of retirement plan notices under ERISA. The proposed rule, which sets...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to Model FMLA Forms

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division is proposing revisions to its model notice of rights, certification, and designation forms under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers may, but are not...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule on Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans

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• The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule clarifying the circumstances under which an employer group or association or a professional employer organization (PEO) could sponsor a multiple-employer...more

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FMLA Regs May Soon Get Revamped To Ease Employer Burdens

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If the Department of Labor has anything to say about it, employers may soon get a bit of a reprieve when it comes to dealing with the administrative and compliance difficulties associated with the Family and Medical Leave...more

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DOL Proposes Updated Regular Rate Rules

Even at a gathering of employment lawyers, HR professionals, and compensation veterans, one of the easiest ways to clear the room is to begin a discussion on the regular rate of pay. Few other topics, even within the general...more

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DOL’s Proposed Rule Making on Regular Rate of Pay

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a proposed rule updating regulations governing what items are included in an employee’s regular rate of pay. This constitutes the first update to the...more

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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Issues Proposed Regulations For the New Jersey Sick Leave Act

As detailed previously, the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”), goes into effect October 29, 2018. In general, the Act allows New Jersey employees to accrue one (1) hour of sick leave time per thirty (30) hours...more

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NJ Employers Are One Step Closer To Mandatory Paid Sick Leave - State DOL Publishes Poster And Proposed Regulations In Advance Of...

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In just a few short weeks, New Jersey employers will be required to comply with the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Act. Once October 29 is upon us, New Jersey employers of all sizes will need to provide up to 40 hours of paid...more

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The Fiduciary Rule Status Update

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On April 8, the Department of Labor published the so-called "Fiduciary Rule." It defines who is an employee benefit plan’s "fiduciary" for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal...more

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