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On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor issued a new rule revising the salary threshold for the so-called “white collar exemptions.” While this new rule will not affect teachers, it may affect other school district employees. The...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

You’ve been at this Affordable Care Act reporting for years and are cruising on autopilot, right? Regardless of your confidence level, all employers need to note the extended due date for furnishing Form 1095-C to individuals and limited relief for...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

While office holiday parties provide employees with an opportunity to celebrate a successful year with their colleagues, they can also cause headaches for employers. With some advanced planning, employers can minimize their risk of liability and...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers are required to offer minimum essential coverage (that is both affordable and meets the minimum value standard) to at least 95 percent of their eligible full-time equivalent employees....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s summary judgment in favor of Maryville Anesthesiologists (MA). A former MA employee, Paula Babb, alleged that MA violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The IRS recently issued final regulations to standardize the administration of hardship distributions. Plans that permit hardship distributions must implement operational changes for hardship distributions by January 1, 2020, with plan amendments to...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued another decision benefitting employers by holding that an employer does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it removes from the employer’s parking lot nonemployee union...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision in employers’ favor by holding that misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor, by itself, does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the wages of tipped employees, specifically, tip credits and tip pools....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

In The City of Cleveland v. The State of Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ohio Revised Code 9.75, which prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to “employ as laborers a certain number or percentage of individuals who reside within...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP