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“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. This is the 26th blog in in this series, which digs into the FMLA regulations and related issues to address discrete mis-steps...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on October 1, 2019 that Clearinghouse registration is now open. The FMCSA Clearinghouse is an electronic database that will contain information about...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Under One Roof- I sometimes wonder at the number of corporations that own real property. It is often the case that the property is the corporation’s principal asset, which it leases to one or more commercial tenants, for example. That’s bad enough....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Penalties and fines for non-compliance with Washington, D.C.’s law requiring D.C. employers to offer commuter benefits to their D.C. employees will take effect beginning on November 14, 2019. The law, which became effective on January 1, 2016,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

An IT consulting company based in Southern California recently paid $48,193 to one employee after the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found that the company violated provisions of the H-1B visa program by failing to comply...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

On September 23, 2019, the Treasury Department and IRS published final regulations for hardship distributions from both 401(k) and 403(b) plans (the “Final Regulations”). Essentially the hardship distributions changes relax the hardship distribution...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Effective January 1, 2020, an estimated 1.3 million workers may be newly eligible for overtime pay under the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final rule announced on Tuesday. The final rule updates the regulations issued under the Fair...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134(f) employees are required to be fit tested prior to wearing tight-fitting respirators and the fit test administered must be using an OSHA-accepted fit test protocol. Appendix A to § 1910.134 outlines the procedures...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Construction unions, traditionally male-dominated, are leveraging the growing presence of women in their ranks to apply pressure on owners and contractors to obtain work. This new tactic is another method in unions’ “corporate campaigns” where...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

After an initial delay, payroll and wage withholdings to fund the Massachusetts paid family and medical leave program are set to begin on October 1. The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) established a fund that will allow...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.