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The Secure Act is the most significant legislation affecting qualified retirement plans in more than a decade. (See our prior post summarizing key changes.) Changes to the minimum distribution rules are among the most significant changes because...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Many states and cities have recently enacted laws prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history or seeking that information from the applicant or the applicant’s current or former employer. Those salary...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

One of the ways to operationalize compliance and to drive it into the DNA of an organization is through a performance review. Indeed, the 2019 DOJ Guidance stated: Incentive System…Have there been specific examples of actions taken (e.g., promotions...By: Thomas Fox

This week’s guest on Innovation In Compliance is Gini Dietrich, CEO and founder of Spin Sucks. Gini is a writer, blogger, speaker and all-around expert in the PR space. She recently wrote a blog post entitled, How to Spot Red Flags in New Business...By: Thomas Fox

My colleague Todd Lyon wrote an excellent piece earlier this week about the House of Representatives passing the PRO Act, essentially a “wish list” for labor advocates seeking to tip the scales back towards unions. One of the items tucked away in...By: Fisher Phillips

The proper trigger of coverage in construction defect disputes has been addressed on several occasions by New Jersey courts. Most notably, in Air Master & Cooling, Inc. v. Selective Insurance Company of America, 452 N.J. Super. 35, 171 A.3d 214 (App....By: White and Williams LLP

Solar developers need not worry that delivery delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak will disrupt investment tax credit (ITC) safe harboring. However, developers should take care to appropriately address any delays, as discussed below....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The federal agency overseeing mine safety and health has been undergoing a bit of a transformation over the past several years, and employers can expect to see the most significant change in a matter of weeks. The Mine Safety and Health...By: Fisher Phillips

On February 13, 2020, in a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court held in Frlekin v. Apple Inc., Case No. S243805, that time spent on an employer's premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit searches of packages, bags, and personal...By: Payne & Fears

Both workers and retirees may need to rethink some of their estate planning in light of the newest spending bill. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, part of the massive bill, makes major changes to retirement plan...By: Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.