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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced today (November 6, 2019) the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2020: The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may make to a §401(k) plan, a...By: Blank Rome LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom went on a bill-signing frenzy earlier this month, enacting 17 new bills into law. Below, we highlight the “Big Five” which will have a certain and critical impact on any business with workers in the Golden State....By: Blank Rome LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled its final revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) “white collar” exemption regulations on Tuesday, September 24, ultimately increasing the minimum salary threshold to be exempt from entitlement to...By: Blank Rome LLP

Just last year, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal. 5th 903 (“Dynamex”) abruptly replaced the longstanding test in California for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor (versus an...By: Blank Rome LLP

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled arguably the most employer-anticipated action taken during the Trump administration: the final rule raises the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemptions to $35,568...By: Blank Rome LLP

While talking heads focused on the debates heating up in Houston last week, the California Supreme Court on Thursday put an end to a nearly five-year debate regarding the permissible scope of recovery and arbitrability under California’s Private...By: Blank Rome LLP

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Senate Bill 121. This bill has two primary effects: 1. “A provision in any employment contract [(other than a collective bargaining agreement, which is excepted)] that waives any substantive or procedural...By: Blank Rome LLP

A new amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law expressly prohibits workplace discrimination based on religious attire, clothing, and facial hair. New York employers should review their current policies and work with counsel to ensure...By: Blank Rome LLP

A problem faced by the administrators of 401(k) and other retirement plans is what to do about plan participants who fail to cash distribution checks. This problem arises most commonly in connection with a plan that is required to make minimum...By: Blank Rome LLP

Thomas J. Szymanski Effective January 1, 2020, private employers in New Jersey are prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary, wage, and benefit history and are not permitted to make hiring decisions based on that information. Employers...By: Blank Rome LLP