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In October 2018, OSHA’s Region 2 (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico) and Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands) adopted Regional Emphasis Programs (“REPs”) that target warehousing, storage and distribution operations. The REPs...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of August 2019. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

In July, there were three significant developments affecting MEPs.  A MEP, generally speaking, is a plan under which the employees of multiple unrelated employers may be covered. ...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-45, expanding the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP). To qualify as a HDHP, the plan generally may not provide benefits for any year...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

A retirement plan participant’s failure to cash a distribution check is commonplace and gives rise to certain responsibilities on the part of the plan administrator. In Revenue Ruling 2019-19, the Internal Revenue Service analyses the taxation,...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Four-C-Aire, Inc. was a contributing employer to the Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund, a multiemployer pension plan. In 2016, Four-C-Aire ceased to have an obligation to contribute to the Fund as the terms of the Collective Bargaining...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

On August 9, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law that expressly prohibits discrimination based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair. This amendment becomes effective on October 8,...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

As advised in our client alert on July 2, 2019, the New York State Legislature has passed a broad overhaul of the protections governing workplace harassment and discrimination. Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law on Monday, August 12, 2019. ...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of July 2019. Please see full Publication below for more information....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Existing Department of Labor (DOL) regulations exempt a welfare plan that provides only apprenticeship or training benefits from the reporting (e.g., Form 5500) and disclosure requirements of Title I of ERISA if the employer files a notice with the...By: Hodgson Russ LLP