Insights

The IRS and DOL (the Agencies) published new guidance on the extension of certain employee benefit deadlines.

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance expanding the categories of workers eligible to receive federally-funded unemployment benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.

In November 2020, nearly two-thirds of New Jersey voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution to legalize adult use cannabis.

The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) provides most employees in California with the right to take up to 12 weeks of leave from work to care for themselves or their family members with a serious health condition or to bond with a new child.

On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published updated guidance for employers on COVID-19.

As briefly mentioned in a recent Vorys’ client alert, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), signed December 27, 2020, requires that a group health plan and issuers that cover mental health/substance abuse disorder (MH/SUD) “perform and document” a comparative analysis of any non-quantitative treatment limitations that apply to the plan.

On February 5, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the H-1B lottery process will open at noon ET on March 9, 2021 and run through noon ET on March 25, 2021.

The New Year brings new reporting obligations for California employers. Under California Senate Bill 973, employers with 100 or more employees (anywhere in the country) must report pay and hours-worked data by establishment, job category, sex, race, and ethnicity to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by March 31, 2021, and annually thereafter.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed December 27, 2020, will bring significant changes to group health plans in 2022.

According to the latest Gallup Poll, 68% of Americans support legalizing marijuana.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed December 27, 2020, will bring significant changes to group health plans in 2022.

In what will be welcome news for employers who have been on the receiving end of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action complaints, the Fifth Circuit (covering Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently issued an opinion adopting a more employer-friendly process for certifying a collective action.

On January 12, 2021, Ohio enacted House Bill 352, the Employment Law Uniformity Act (ELUA) to improve Ohio’s employment discrimination laws.

California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Report Act (CANRA) requires individuals who are statutorily defined as “mandated reporters” to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement personnel and social service agencies.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed December 27, 2020, will bring significant changes to group health plans in 2022, including new limits on surprise medical billing, reporting and disclosures.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the move to employees working remotely, whether temporarily or permanently.

Colorado’s new Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) prohibits gender-based pay discrimination and imposes strict requirements for job postings and equal pay transparency.

On December 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published its Final Rule related to tipped employees.

In early 2020, the CARES Act created a refundable payroll tax credit (the Employee Retention Tax Credit, or the “ERTC”) for eligible payroll costs of certain employers who were negatively impacted by COVID.

Yesterday evening, the President signed into law the Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020 (the “Relief Act”).