As we start the new year, following the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act which Congress passed in 2015, OSHA announced revised increased maximum penalty levels effective January 15, 2020:-...By: Cozen O'Connor
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It’s official: The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (“Division”) has adopted its final formulation of the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (“COMPS” or “Order”) Order #36. The COMPS...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
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Global Warming Solutions Act: asking for too much or not enough? The House Committee on Energy and Technology took testimony this week on the The Global Warming Solutions Act. University of Vermont Professor Jon Erickson stressed that Vermont needs...By: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
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2019 saw courts issue several significant decisions that have implications for employers nationwide who rely on arbitration agreements with their workforce. The nation’s highest court decided a trio of cases in the first quarter involving the...By: Locke Lord LLP
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As previously addressed by the OSHA Law Blog, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Standards Board”) considered a proposed standard that would allow employee access to their employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Plan...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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This article should interest employers that offer fringe benefits to employees in addition to regular pay. An updated IRS publication outlining how employers should tax certain fringe benefits (IRS Publication 15-B) was released on December 26, 2019....By: Carlton Fields
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In a recent case before Justice Andrea Masley, Corporate Electrical Technologies, Inc. v. Structure Tone, Inc. et al., Plaintiff Corporate Electrical Technologies, Inc. (“CET”), a subcontractor, was hired by Structure Tone, Inc. (“STI”), a general...By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.
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The City of Dallas Earned Paid Sick Time Ordinance (the “Dallas Ordinance”) went into effect on August 1, 2019 for employers with six (6) or more employees. To allow employers time to become compliant with the Dallas Ordinance, the City of Dallas...By: Locke Lord LLP
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2020 increases to MSHA civil penalties. The DOL has finalized the 2020 inflation adjustments, which will nudge the penalties up 1.764%. 85 Fed. Reg. 2292 (Jan. 15, 2020)....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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The New York City Council has approved, by a vote of 43-3, a bill that would make it unlawful for most businesses to refuse to accept payments in cash, with limited exceptions. The legislation aims to eliminate what supporters say is discrimination...By: Littler
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