To address growing cybersecurity risks to plan participants and their retirement assets, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a set of guidance for retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries, their service providers, and plan participants aimed at mitigating cybersecurity risks. The
Labor Days
News and Analysis from Kelley Drye’s Labor and Employment Practice
Labor Days is a blog published by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP that focuses on labor and employment law developments. It covers topics such as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) policies and procedures, wage and hour regulations including overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), workplace accommodations for pregnant and postpartum workers under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and litigation trends involving arbitration agreements and representative claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The blog also addresses legal implications of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and other employment-related regulatory changes affecting employers and employees.
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New Health Plan Requirements and Other Updates
This Advisory provides a summary of recent developments impacting Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requirements applicable to employers, as well as other recent changes impacting employer-sponsored health plans.
ACA Affordability Threshold Decrease
Employer-sponsored health plans will satisfy the ACA affordability requirement…
The Federal COVID Vaccine Rule is Here
In September, as the Delta variant was sweeping the nation, President Biden announced a comprehensive national strategy to get more Americans vaccinated and to set the path out of the pandemic. As part of this plan, the President announced that…
The Accommodation Process Requires More Than Lip Service
Updated October 21, 2021.
Employers implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs are no doubt starting to feel the pressure resulting from an influx of religious and disability accommodation requests. In all the internal commotion (and resulting strain on human resources departments),…
Show Me a HERO: Department of Labor Clarifies New York’s HERO Act
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the serious threat posed by unchecked airborne infectious diseases, and has prompted New York to pass the Health and Essential Rights Act (aka the “HERO Act”), which serves to establish health and safety protocols…
Top 10 Takeaways from Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
By David Hickey & Amba Datta
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its 14-page guidance on the order, detailing the new obligations and…
Vaccinating the Unvaccinated: Employers Take Heed
Do you have 100 or more employees? Are you a federal government contractor? A healthcare provider? A large entertainment venue? If the answer to any of these questions is yes—and as you’ve already probably heard—President Biden has instructed the Occupational…
The New Employee Status: Vaccinated or Unvaccinated
By Tyler Bohman & Shea O'Meara
What to expect from the projected increase in vaccine requirements, restrictions, and lawsuits in the months ahead.
With the highly transmissible Delta variant surging, and vaccination rates stagnating, employers are facing new pressures to reinstate mask mandates for everyone, regardless…
Lessons From a Former Governor
On August 24, 2021, Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the first female governor of New York, assuming office in the wake of the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. The former Governor, a once-powerhouse politician with a decade in the executive…
Vaccination: To Mandate or Not to Mandate?
U.S. employers have known for a while that they can require their employees to get an FDA-approved Covid-19 vaccine. As recently as a couple of months ago, however, most employers weren’t doing that, with a few exceptions in healthcare and…