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In April 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requested information from the public on how the DOL could structure a new safe harbor for electronic disclosures under ERISA. The DOL received hundreds of comments from employers and plan sponsors...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

The Dynamex decision and the passage of AB 5 has led to confusion about the applicable standard to use for determining whether a worker is misclassified as an independent contractor....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (the Act), which passed the Illinois legislature in May and is effective January 1, 2020, amends the Illinois Human Rights Act in numerous ways with the goal of strengthening employee protections against...By: Locke Lord LLP

October 1, 2019 triggered Massachusetts employers’ obligations to make deductions from wages and payments under the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (MAPFML). Signed into law by Governor Baker in June 2018, the MAPFML provides...By: Locke Lord LLP

Synopsis: Two Courts of Appeal reach opposite results on ERISA preemption, thus continuing the judicial quest for a definitive meaning of ERISA preemption. Stay tuned for more such decisions, and yet more Supreme Court preemption decisions....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

But it depends on what your definition of "complete" is. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a motion asking a federal judge to declare "complete" its collection of EEO-1 "Category 2" pay data....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

While vacations and barbecues were the order of business for many this summer, New York’s lawmakers were busy at work serving up a broad, new set of legal protections for employees and applicants in the State of New York. Effective dates for these...By: Locke Lord LLP

One of the new bills recently passed (AB 749) prohibits standard “No Rehire” provisions in settlement agreements and general releases. These provisions typically read something like this: No Future Employment. Employee agrees that she will not seek...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Now more than ever, employers are using social media to screen job applicants. According to a 2018 survey, 70 percent of employers use social media to research candidates. Using social media to research job applicants can provide you with useful...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

In the recently-passed Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Illinois legalized recreational marijuana effective January 1, 2020. The legalization of recreational marijuana will have a significant impact on workplace drug policies in Illinois....By: Locke Lord LLP