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Under new guidance issued on August 26, 2019, the three federal agencies charged with implementing the Affordable Care Act have announced they will not enforce a rule requiring the crediting of drug manufacturer coupons towards health plan annual...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Q: Are non-competes enforceable in Iowa? A: Yes, but with a whole lot of caveats. Enforceability depends a lot on how they are structured (too indefinite, poor definitions, the employee will starve because it prevents all future employment, etc.)...By: Davis Brown Law Firm

You don't need to be an Earth, Wind, and Fire fan to realize September had all the elements necessary to make for a memorable month of developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....By: Littler

On the heels of its 2018 Boeing decision, the National Labor Relations Board continues to provide employers with guidance regarding acceptable and unacceptable restrictions on employee social media use. In a September 12 advice memorandum, the board...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Trucking Company Charged Fees for Driver's Dog Although It Was a Reasonable Accommodation For His Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges - MINNEAPOLIS - The EEOC announced today that it concurrently filed a lawsuit and a resolution of that suit...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

On September 25, 2019, OSHA issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in appendix A of the Respiratory Protection Standard....By: Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum wage in Ohio will be $8.70 per hour for non-tipped employees at businesses with gross annual receipts of more than $319,000 per year, an increase from the current threshold of $314,000. For tipped employees, the...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Johnson & Johnson doled out $20 million to two Ohio counties rather than go through with its first federal opioid-related trial. The money is rather small potatoes for J&J, but it marks the “first time . . . the world’s largest maker of healthcare...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin has signed a new law prohibiting employers – including private employers – from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal history until receipt of a conditional offer of employment...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 2019 came into force on 23 July 2019. It has made a number of amendments to several laws....By: Dentons