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The recently enacted Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act introduce several significant changes to the reporting and enforcement rules of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Among other things, plan sponsors are no longer required to send Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to all full-time employees and covered individuals. Instead, these Forms must only be […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a permanent increase in the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) up to 540 days. The final rule will take effect on January 13, 2025. However, this rule could be removed, amended, or rescinded by the new Administration. It would be advisable, therefore, to file […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently published a fact sheet addressing potential concerns and pitfalls employers may run into when gathering and making employment related decisions based on health-related information. Epstein Becker Green:The EEOC and Wearable Tech: Balancing Innovation and Compliance EEOC:Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
Beginning on January 1, 2025, the states Workers’ Compensation Law will permit all workers to file claims for mental injury premised upon “extraordinary work-related stress”. Similar to physical injuries, the question of whether a causal relationship exists between a work activity and the mental injury is an issue of fact for the Workers’ Compensation Board […]
On November 15, 2024, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated and set aside the US Department of Labor (DOL)’s final regulation increasing the salary threshold for the “white collar” overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on a nationwide basis. The court had previously enjoined enforcement of the […]
While many states, cities and counties pass employment laws and regulations at any time, the first day of a new year tends to be the number one day for new employment laws to take effect. Here is a summary of new labor and employment law compliance challenges, listed by states. Littler:Employment Law Update: New Laws […]
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations on benefits and contributions for retirement plans generally effective for Tax Year 2025. Jackson Lewis:2025 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
The US Department of Labor has released a new tool that provides more than 700 accommodation ideas for workers with disabilities and their employers. The tool allows employers to enter a keyword and/or select from Disabilities, Limitations, and/or Occupations drop-down lists to search the database, which is drawn from examples of workplace accommodations that have […]
Starting June 1, 2025, New Jersey employers with 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks are required to disclose the hourly wage or salary (or range) and a general description of benefits and other compensation programs for which the employee would be eligible. Fisher & Phillips LLP:Pay Transparency Coming to New Jersey in 2025: 6 Steps for […]
