by keyseradmin | Nov 16, 2022 | Compliance
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is expected to propose new rules on independent contractor classification and overtime entitlement requirements in the coming weeks. The proposals would alter the qualifications for certain employees to...
by keyseradmin | Jul 21, 2022 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Susan Gross Sholinsky & Tiffany Sarchet On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Guidance. The newly issued Fact Sheet #280 explains when eligible employees...
by keyseradmin | May 19, 2022 | Compliance
By Allen Smith, J.D. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is recovering an increasing amount of damages in overtime claims as it goes after employers that are misclassifying workers or miscalculating overtime. “I think the Biden administration has signaled a shift...
by keyseradmin | Mar 16, 2022 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Keith A. Dropkin of JacksonLewis The normal difficulties that employers have adhering to the technical requirements of COBRA have been exacerbated during the past two years as COBRA rules were changed to recognize the complications accompanying the COVID-19...
by keyseradmin | Feb 16, 2022 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Craig Day Most group health plan sponsors understand that the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires that coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders be no more restrictive than coverage for other medical and surgical...