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12 Jan 2016, 6:20 am by Joy Waltemath
Department of Labor—did not apply to the present case where two workers, a foreman and a subordinate employee, were caught working on a concrete block wall and roof platform without fall protection and using a stepladder in an unsafe manner (Quinlan v. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 4:01 pm by Cody M. Poplin
Susan flagged the Department of Justice’s motion to vacate the preliminary injunction in Klayman v. [read post]
13 Dec 2015, 5:42 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
 Even worse, Employer #1 — the firm that did the heavy trudging through the red tape and suffered the time required to traverse trap-laden Department of Labor (DOL) and USCIS rules, incurring legal fees and other costs  en route — becomes collateral damage in the war for talent as it loses the services of the the porting worker. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 9:05 pm by Stephen Bilkis
Prior to trial, in an order dated August 26, 2004, the Supreme Court determined that the County was collaterally estopped from arguing that the road was not negligently designed based upon prior decisions of this Court in Furino v County of Nassau and Zawacki v County of Nassau. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 8:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Ranching businesses that employ foreign workers with H-2A VISAs to herd sheep, goats, cattle or other range livestock (“Herders”) should begin preparing to comply with significant changes in the Labor Department regulations governing the recruitment and employment of Herders made in the new Labor Department Final Regulation on Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range (Final Rule). [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 2:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (DOL) resulting from an investigation conducted as part of an ongoing, multi-year compliance initiative by the DOL targeting oil and gas industry employers in the Southwest and Northeast as part of the Obama Administration’s tough Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement stance against employers generally. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 4:42 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer works with U.S. and foreign businesses, governments, trade associations, and others on workforce, social security and severance, health care, immigration, privacy and data security, tax, ethics and other laws and regulations. [read post]
18 Aug 2015, 7:52 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
See e.g., Discrimination Rules Create Risks For Employer Reliance On Injunction Of FMLA Rule On Same-Sex Partners’ Marital Status; EEOC Suit Against Pipe Fitting Business Shows Disability Discrimination Risks For Employers Hiring Vets With PTSD; EEOC Charges Employer Violated ADA By Terminating Employment At FMLA Leave End; Texas Employers Top Target For EEOC Charges; Wal-Mart Settlement Shows ADA Risks When Considering Employee Return To Work… [read post]
11 Aug 2015, 2:29 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) today (August 11, 2015) jointly released updated information about how the Departments plan to develop rules to implement the data reporting rules needed to implement the transparency provisions of section 1311(e)(3) of the Affordable Care Act with respect to non-Exchange coverage, including health insurance issuers offering group and individual health… [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 12:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Since violation of these out-of-pocket maximums (as well as many other federal health benefit rules) can trigger an obligation for the employer to self-assess, self-report by filing a Form IRS Form 8928, and pay excise taxes of up to $100 per day, as well as expose the plan and its fiduciaries to ERISA lawsuits from covered persons, the Department of Labor or both, insurers and administrators also should review their group health plan provisions and their administration in… [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 8:05 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Businesses that did not file required retirement plan returns should contact legal counsel about whether  they can come into compliance and avoid painful penalties by taking advantage of a newly announced Internal Revenue Service (IRS)  low-cost penalty relief program  for IRS penalties and a Department of Labor (DOL) voluntary compliance resolution program for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) penalties. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 11:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Employers that sponsor group health plans that violated certain health care reform mandates for claims and appeals imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will face a duty to pay an excise tax of $100 per violation per day under the expanded Form 8928 filing requirements made applicable to employers providing health plan coverage after 2013 under the Internal Revenue Code (Code), as well undermine the enforceability of claims and appeals decisions… [read post]
11 Jul 2015, 2:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The heavy reliance by group health plans and health insurers upon internet based applications and portals to carry out online enrollment, claims administration and payment, reporting and a host of other key health plan functions makes it particularly important for health plans, their employer or other sponsors, fiduciaries, vendors, and other involved in health plan administration or using or accessing health plan data to verify and ensure the internet data sharing and other applications… [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 2:43 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) implements a Proposed Fair Labor Standards Act Rule Change (Proposed Rule) that would extend overtime pay rights to nearly 5 million additional workers by guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 next year. [read post]