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September 23, 2011

IRS Launches Voluntary Compliance Settlement Program for Misclassified Workers

On September 21, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it was launching a new Voluntary

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September 23, 2011

Congressional Hearing Examines Recent NLRB Actions

During a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to address perceived

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September 23, 2011

Congressional Hearing Examines Recent NLRB Actions

During a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to address perceived

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September 23, 2011

IRS Offers Limited Amnesty Program for Employee Misclassifications; Agency Agreements and President's Deficit Reduction Plan also Focus on Issue

Employers that voluntarily reclassify their independent contractors as employees for federal tax purposes

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September 22, 2011

NLRB Imposes "Successor Bar" and Defines a "Reasonable Period" for Bargaining

Included among the three major decisions issued by the NLRB to mark the end of Chairman Wilma Liebman's

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September 22, 2011

OSHA Issues Revised Whistleblower Investigations Manual

Continuing its efforts to strengthen the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s

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September 21, 2011

Another District Court Dismisses FLSA, ERISA and RICO Claims in Hospital Class Action

In welcome news for hospital employers, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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September 21, 2011

Bill Would Abolish the National Labor Relations Board

The same week the House passed legislation limiting the National Labor Relations Board’s enforcement

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September 21, 2011

Bill Would Allow Employees to Automatically Enroll in IRAs

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) have reintroduced legislation that would establish

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September 20, 2011

No Fiduciary Breach for Offering “Retail” Mutual Funds Among 401(k) Plan’s Investment Offerings

In Loomis v. Exelon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a plan administrator

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