by Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2021 | EEOC, Title VII, Uncategorized
On January 15th, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved revisions to its previous guidance on religious discrimination. Known as the EEOC’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (Manual), the Commission approved the...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 11, 2020 | DOL, EBSA, ERISA, Uncategorized
On December 11th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule on employee benefit plan shareholder rights. This regulatory framework, created for private employee benefit plan fiduciaries, includes information on proxy voting. It also discusses...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 23, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), IRS, Paycheck Protection Program, Uncategorized
On November 18th, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued additional guidance on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Created in conjunction with the Treasury Department (Treasury), the guidance addresses the tax treatment of PPP expenses. More...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 12, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), EEOC, Uncategorized
On June 11th, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions that fall under federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws related to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires firms with 250 or more employees and those in high-hazard industries with 20 to 249 employees to post Form 300A in their workplace from Feb. 1 to April 30. The form summarizes work-related injuries and...
by Girish Anand | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Major retail chain Dollar General will pay $6 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Dollar...
