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Claimant’s Appeal Was Insufficient, Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Wage Reduction Stands

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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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Is Your Group Health Plan “Affordable,” According to the IRS? ‎

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

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation and the Special Timing Rule HR Professionals Should Be Aware of for FICA Tax Purposes

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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

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Employers in North Carolina Must Now Communicate Wages in Writing

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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

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In Colorado, Employers May Giveth - But They May Not Taketh Away

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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

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Connecticut Will Require Employers to Disclose Wage Range to Applicants and Employees, and Broadens Equal Pay Law

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On June 7, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 21-30, an “Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position” (“Act”), which expands upon measures already in place in Connecticut to address pay...more

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Increased Regulations for Employers, Among Philadelphia City Council’s Agenda

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In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more

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NJ Department of Labor Adopts Regulations on Suspension and Revocation of Employer Licenses

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Continuing New Jersey’s efforts to eliminate and to hold employers accountable for employee misclassification, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently adopted Regulations implementing a 2010...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Unused Paid Sick Leave Does Not Qualify as Wages Under the Commonwealth’s Wage Act

In Mui v. Massachusetts Port Authority, issued on January 29, 2018, Massachusetts’s highest court decided an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth: whether accrued but unused paid sick time counts as “wages” for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

"Use-It-Or-Lose-It" Vacation Policies Declared Permissible in Colorado

The Colorado Department of Labor-Division of Labor has issued much needed guidance confirming that "use-it-or-lose-it" vacation policies are permissible under the Colorado Wage Protection Act provided that the policy is...more

Cozen O'Connor

IRS Says It Will Penalize Employers Dumping Employees into Obamacare

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Before the ink on the Affordable Care Act was dry, prudent employers were analyzing the law to identify ways to save money and avoid many of the punitive aspects of the law....more

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The Aftermath: Developments From The 2014 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly Affecting The Workplace

The 2014 session of the Connecticut General Assembly has just concluded. The following is a cursory description of bills that were passed by the General Assembly that may be of interest. A more detailed summary of these...more

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