E-Alerts
Upcoming Seminar: The Intersection Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Employment Law
December 18th, 2020
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its ongoing COVID-19 technical assistance guidance with nine (9) new questions-and-answers dealing sp…
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Categories: Events
Amended FFCRA Regulations
September 16th, 2020
On the evening of Friday, September 11, 2020, the DOL released amended Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) regulations. These new regulations go into effect…
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Categories: Legal Update
Recent Retirement Plan/Employee Benefits Developments and Needed Amendments
August 21st, 2020
Another Round of Fiduciary Lawsuits The last few months have brought another round of lawsuits against plan sponsors, plan decision makers, and other fiduciaries (e.g., Boards…
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Categories: Legal Update
Supreme Court Title VII Ruling
June 17th, 2020
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that employers may not discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status. Specifically, the…
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Categories: Legal Update
The CARES Act – Plan Loans, Plan Distributions, PPP Loans, and Other Relief Should We Pause Before Acting? – Things to Consider Before Implementation
April 30th, 2020
Pause and Review As we continue to advise clients regarding the employee benefit, executive compensation, and labor and employment aspects of the recent COVID-19 related feder…
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Categories: Legal Update
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Key Provisions
April 8th, 2020
As anticipated, President Trump has signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This important new law will be effective April 2, 2020. As reported previously…
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Categories: Legal Update
SECURE Act and Other Legislation Highlights; 403(B) PLAN AMENDMENT DEADLINE
February 6th, 2020
As we have been saying for several years, a sponsor of a 403(b) Plan that has not been amended to incorporate changes in the 403(b) rules that were effective after 2009 and be…
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Categories: Legal Update
Immediate Improvements and 2020 Changes
July 26th, 2019
Effective Immediately, “preventive care” for HDHPs and HSAs includes expanded care for “chronic conditions” Since 2003, individuals covered solely by a high deductible…
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Categories: Legal Update
DOL Proposed Increase to Overtime Exemption Minimum Salary Requirement
April 5th, 2019
White Collar Exemption The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempts from overtime and minimum wage requirements certain employees who meet both a minimum salary requirement and…
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Clients & Friends Seminar(s) 2019
January 17th, 2019
As many of our seminar attendees have noticed, and thanks to the support of those attendees, we have outgrown the BWI Marriott for our annual Clients & Friends Seminar. Th…
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