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A new California law requires employers who sponsor flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to notify employees of any deadline that requires them to withdraw FSA funds before the end of the plan year. Although the law is only three sentences long, it...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Joining the ranks of New York and California, Connecticut has adopted legislation that significantly expands Connecticut employers’ responsibilities with regard to mandatory anti-harassment training and posting requirements....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On September 26, 2019, California’s Second District Court of Appeals in Gustavo Naranjo, et al. v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. held that unpaid premium wages for meal break violations do not entitle employees to additional remedies under the...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury issued two Proposed Rules intended to implement changes made by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA)....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In Kudsk Construction Inc. v. The United States, No. 18-1032C (August 30, 2019), the Court of Federal Claims addressed damages in the context of a delayed notice to proceed and addressed the Christian doctrine in the context of recent federal...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On September 12, 2019, the California Supreme Court in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson) held that unpaid wages under Labor Code Section 558 are not recoverable under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Summary - On September 18, 2019, Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) into law – codifying and expanding the California Supreme Court’s decision in the Dynamex case and the "ABC test" for determining if a worker may be classified...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

EEO-1 filers must submit EEO-1 Component 2 (compensation and hours worked) data for years 2017 and 2018 by the deadline of September 30, 2019. However, on September 12, 2019, the EEOC announced that it does not intend to require EEO-1 filers to...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed emergency legislation extending to January 1, 2021 - the deadline for complying with some aspects of the anti-harassment training requirements adopted last year....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Please join us for a webinar covering the latest updates to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. This webinar will provide an overview of the recent amendments, up-to-the minute information on rulemaking, and practical tips for...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP