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The New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act is the latest U.S. pay transparency law. As of this month, covered employers must disclose pay, benefits and other compensation programs in external job postings and for...more
On May 27, 2025, Maryland enacted first-of-its-kind earned wage access (EWA) legislation to ensure Maryland workers are able to retain continued access to this valuable employee benefit. This landmark legislation follows...more
A new extension order signed in March 2025 applies to employees in the construction, infrastructure, heavy equipment, public works, civil engineering and renovation sectors and came into effect on April 1....more
$23 billion. That’s how much Americans paid in late fees last year. When a payment is only a few days behind, late fees for credit cards, utilities, student loans, and rent pile up. And they have proliferated over the last...more
When an employee unexpectedly dies, the employer’s first instinct often is to take steps to assist his or her family, and to minimize any financial disruption associated with the death. While these goals are laudable,...more
Bob Evans Restaurants LLC v. Robert Schriver (WCAB); No. 158 C.D. 2024; filed March 11, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, reinstating a judge’s...more
Pursuant to Section 503(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, "wages, salaries, and commissions for services rendered after the commencement of the case" are treated as administrative expense claims. Additionally, Section...more
On November 1, 2024, the 2025 calendar year cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the contribution and compensation limits for tax-qualified retirement plans were released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Notice...more
The 2025 open enrollment season for employee benefits is swiftly approaching. With newly released IRS guidance, employers should review the cost of their group health plan(s) to ensure affordability. Companies that rely on...more
On 6 August 2024, the Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) Labor Law and its Implementing Regulations. These will come into force on 19 February 2025, 180 days after being published...more
Earlier this year, Governor Wes Moore signed into law two statutes — the Wage Range Transparency Law and the Pay Stub Information Law — that significantly increase the compensation details that Maryland employers must...more
In a win for California employers, the California Court of Appeal held that stock options are not wages. A stock option is a contractual right to buy company stock at a certain price regardless of whether the stock price...more
Under what circumstances will two or more entities be considered an employee’s joint employers? Recently, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest...more
Employers with a non-unionized workforce often mistakenly believe that they are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the “Act”). The NLRA is most commonly known as the law that guarantees employees the...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) released its notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to establish a new “joint employer” legal standard under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) on September 6, 2022....more
Beginning on January 1,2023, all employers, with 15 or more employees (including employees in other states), engaging in any business, industry, profession, or activity in Washington (including recruiting for...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson, who talks about today’s fight for the rights of union workers. Deb shares that unions and...more
Does anyone feel like they’ve seen this movie before? On September 6, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that dramatically changed the joint employer analysis...more
Inflation is at a 40-year high – reaching 8.6% in May, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) news release earlier this month. The rise of consumer product costs, including food and gasoline, have all contributed to...more
No employer is immune from staffing storages in today’s climate, but December 2021 unemployment data released this week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), confirms what Indiana employers have...more
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has clarified that, starting January 1, “employers will still be legally obligated to pay the full amount owed to state ESD [Employment Security Department] to begin the long-term care program”...more
Twenty years ago this month the Enron Corporation imploded in spectacular fashion and declared bankruptcy. In the weeks leading up to its bankruptcy filing, over 100 highly compensated employees raced to receive early...more
A recent amendment to North Carolina’s Wage and Hour Act (N.C.G.S. § 95-25.13) now requires North Carolina employers to provide written notice to new hires of...more
Earned wage access (EWA) is the fastest growing employee benefits category, increasingly offered by forward-thinking employers looking to assist in creating a more financially secure workforce. The technology, typically...more
Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court finally resolved a longstanding issue in Colorado employment law: whether employers may have a policy or agreement that provides for forfeiture of accrued but unused vacation. The...more