Employers should post the DOL’s two new posters on FLSA and FMLA protections which the DOL updated following the passage of the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act, discussed in
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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Requirements: Are all employees entitled to a raise?
By Katie Busbee
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, which raised the minimum wage paid by government contractors to workers performing work “on or in connection with” covered federal contracts. As of January 1, 2023, workers covered by…
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other Laws
An overview of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and how it intersects with the Americans with Disabilities Act, South Carolina’s Pregnancy Accommodations and Lactation Support Acts, and the Family Medical Leave Act
As noted in our blog post on the…
HSB Employment Law Webinar Announcement: What Employers Need to Know About the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ends on May 11, 2023. The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor issued a set of FAQs on March 29, 2023, to address many of these important issues.
There are a…
What Employers Need to Know About Special Enrollment for Employees Formerly on Medicaid
The expanded Medicaid and CHIP coverage offered during the COVID-19 public health emergency ended March 31, 2023, and employees and dependents who were participating in the expanded government-provided health insurance were disenrolled from those coverages Friday. Employers will need to…
HSB Webinar Announcement: What does the SECURE Act 2.0 mean for employers and retirement plan compliance?
By Mac McLean
On April 20 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Mac McLean discussed the SECURE Act 2.0. Topics covered during this presentation included:
- Overview of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act 2.0
- SECURE Act 2.0 changes affecting employers
- Handling auto-enroll
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The SECURE Act 2.0 Makes Major Changes to Retirement Plan Law
By Mac McLean
In late December of 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the “Act”), which was part of the larger Securing a Strong Retirement Act, became law. Approximately ninety provisions in the Act affect qualified retirement plans. The Act has been…
HSB Webinar Announcement: Employer Considerations When Handling FMLA Leave and ADA Accommodation Requests
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.
On March 23, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson, discussed the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and…
DOL Issues Important Opinion Letter on FMLA
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a public opinion letter on February 9, 2023, in response to an employer’s inquiry about an employee’s inability to work more than an eight-hour day due to a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) qualifying…
NLRB Rules Nondisclosure and Nondisparage Provisions Unlawful in Severance Agreements
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that nondisclosure and nondisparage provisions in severance agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB noted provisions requiring an employee to keep the terms or existence of…