Legal News

The Chinese government is encouraging greater participation in the state-sponsored social benefits schemes through legislative changes. These changes will impact multinational employers, with the most significant change taking effect on January 1,...By: Morgan Lewis

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule updating its guidance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of what payments and benefits can be excluded when calculating the regular rate of pay on which employee overtime premiums are...By: Morgan Lewis

A New York State law, effective as of November 8, prohibits employers from discriminating or retaliating against employees based on an “employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making,” including, but not limited to, an employee’s...By: Morgan Lewis

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently reversed a prior decision of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which had held that two private equity funds were trades or businesses in common control with a bankrupt...By: Morgan Lewis

In the December 2019 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. EB-1 dates for all countries except India saw modest movement....By: Morgan Lewis

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released IRS Notice 2019-63, which provides a 30-day automatic extension to furnish to employees/covered individuals the 2019 IRS Forms 1095-B (Health Coverage) and 1095-C (Employer-Provided Health Insurance...By: Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 6 that it completed testing of the new electronic registration system, and will be implementing the system in the upcoming fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap filing season....By: Morgan Lewis

Now is the time for employers to begin assessing their FY2021 H-1B needs. Employers should review the immigration status of their current and potential foreign national employees and identify any individuals for whom H-1B status might be beneficial....By: Morgan Lewis

Dear Retail Clients and Friends, A recent decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court may require retail employers to reevaluate their pay practices for nonexempt employees who earn commissions. This edition of Morgan Lewis Retail Did You...By: Morgan Lewis

On December 4, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-64, which contains the 2019 Required Amendments List for individually designed tax-qualified retirement plans. As background, the IRS issues its Required Amendments List each year...By: Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits