by Girish Anand | Apr 16, 2018 | DOL, EBSA, ERISA
The Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) in 2017 upped its recovery of missing employee retirement contributions (including fines) to $1.1 billion from $777.5 the year before. At the same time, due in great part to automation, the ERISA-enforcement wing of...
by Girish Anand | Apr 15, 2018 | DOL, MSHA, OSHA
During a hearing before a Senate subcommittee, Secretary Alexander Acosta argued for increased funding for the Department of Labor because, among other things, “laws matter” and the department needs additional inspectors, especially for the Occupational...
by Girish Anand | Apr 12, 2018 | DOL, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today that it has issued three new opinion letters. “The Department of Labor has committed to protect employees, enforce the law, and ensure employers have the tools for compliance,” said...
by Girish Anand | Apr 3, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, WHD
With little fanfare (i.e., no announcement on its website), the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, a voluntary initiative where companies can seek assistance in resolving wage-and-hour issues including...
by Girish Anand | Apr 1, 2018 | DOL, ERISA
Following a 90-day delay to solicit comments, today (April 1, 2018) is the applicability date for employee benefit plans to comply with a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that will give America’s workers new procedural protections...
by Girish Anand | Mar 28, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform
A bill has landed on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’s desk that will enable small businesses to band together to form association health plans that are exempt from the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). She is expected to sign it. The bill merges two...
