Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) expanded its Technical Assistance providing further clarification as to how employers should address employee objections to employer COVID-19 requirements. Below is a summary of the EEOC’s expanded guidance.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
Employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalents, are required to report on health coverage offered to full-time employees under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The IRS requires these employers to file two forms annually: Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, and provide a copy of Form 1095-C to each full-time employee.
Monday, October 4, 2021
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Federal Contractors Update
As we previously reported, on September 9, 2021, President Biden announced Executive Order 14042 ("Executive Order") and related initiatives designed to lead the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the policies announced in the Executive Order will require employees of contractors that do business with the federal government to be vaccinated. However, the Executive Order left open a number of questions around the way the requirements would be implemented. Some of those questions have now been answered. On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) released Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Guidance). A summary of the main highlights is provided in this article.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule to rescind regulations that established a new test for joint employment under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The change takes effect September 28, 2021.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
It has come to our attention that U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (”USCIS”) has started to take action against employers who fail to timely resolve E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation cases (TNC) for their employees within 10 federal government working days. If you are an employer using E-Verify please review the details below to reduce your risk.
Monday, June 28, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) aimed at protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19. Among other things, the ETS requires covered employers to develop a COVID-19 plan and provide workers with paid time off to get vaccinated and to recover from any side effects. OSHA announced the ETS alongside new general industry guidance.
Monday, June 28, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that employers will be allowed to inspect Form I-9 documents remotely in certain situations related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These procedural changes have been extended until August 31, 2021.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that will further delay some changes to tipped employee regulations, but other changes will go into effect on April 30, 2021.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that withdraws changes to the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The changes were scheduled to take effect May 7, 2021.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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Federal Compliance Update
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its guidance on certain wage and hour issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.