Seyfarth Synopsis: The recently enacted SECURE Act defers the latest commencement of payment of our retirement benefits from age 70½ to age 72. Why now, why was it ever set to a half-birthday convention, and which half of the population benefits more...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: A unique element of Cal/OSHA is its requirement that ALL employers have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). 8 CCR 3203....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Good news to close out the year: The “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (H.R. 1865 - the “2020 Act”) retroactively repeals the much maligned tax on qualified transportation fringe benefits (the so-called “church tax” or “parking tax”)....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey Has Joined California and New York as the Third State to Formally Amend Its Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Hairstyle Discrimination as a Form of Race-Based Discrimination. This Law is Effective Immediately....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The SECURE Act—just signed into law late last week—includes probably the most comprehensive revisions to the law governing employer-sponsored retirement plans since the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Many of the provisions will...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board, pushed out a number of noteworthy decisions early this week. The Board’s holiday rush coincided with the departure of its sole Democratic member, Lauren McFerran, who ended her term on December...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 27, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that, under Massachusetts law, a terminated employee asserting a claim for being deprived of lost compensation in breach of the implied covenant of...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released its long anticipated updated Technical Assistance Guide for Federal Construction Contractors and Subcontractors....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: In an unusual opinion considering an issue raised by the plaintiff for the first time on appeal, the Second Circuit clarifies that unlike under the Equal Pay Act, Title VII plaintiffs need not show “equal work for unequal pay” to...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: Although it is not law yet, according to the must-pass spending legislation passed by both the House and Senate, it looks like the infamous Cadillac Tax and the Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers (HIP Fee) will both be...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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