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UPDATED: New Joint Employer Rule Delayed; State Court Pushes Effective Date
RECENT UPDATES: For updates on the status of this rule, click here. On February 22, a Texas district court effectively delayed the effective date of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) 2023 joint employer rule. The final rule was to go into effect on...
Injunction on California Privacy Law Lifted; Employer Compliance Required
On February 9th, 2024, the California Court of Appeals rejected a lower court injunction of a new California privacy law. Previously, the California privacy law, known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), was enjoined by a Sacramento trial court. Originally...
The Challenge of Multi-Location Labor Law Compliance
In recent years, claims and lawsuits involving multi-location labor law compliance have become increasingly prevalent. For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that claimants filed 73,485 discrimination charges in Fiscal Year 2022....
DOL: Employee Benefits Security Administration Recovered Over $1.4B in FY 2023
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigators, in the enforcement of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), recovered $1.435 billion for ERISA complaints and other...
Reminder: Deadline to Use Updated Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary Approaches
In March 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an updated version of a required notice under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Employers must give this notice, “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” (Summary), to...
EEOC Launches New REACH Initiative for Vulnerable Workers
On January 29th, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched what is known as the REACH initiative (Initiative). Specifically, the agency named the new program “Enhancing OutREACH to Vulnerable Workers and Underserved Communities.” In...