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October 6, 2014

Ninth Circuit Joins First Circuit in Finding that the Elimination of a Pension Transfer Option does not Violate ERISA's Anti-Cutback Rule

In Anderson v. DHL Retirement Pension Plan,1 the Ninth Circuit followed the First Circuit in finding

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October 6, 2014

Board Holds off on Major E-mail Use Pronouncement . . . For Now

In its long-awaited Purple Communications decision, on September 24, 2014, the NLRB reserved judgment

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October 6, 2014

Final Regulations Implementing Minimum Wage Increases on Federal Contractors

On October 1, 2014, the Department of Labor issued final regulations implementing Executive Order 13658

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October 3, 2014

Puerto Rico Treasury Issues Further Guidance Clarifying the Prepayment Window Rules

On September 29, 2014, the Puerto Rico Treasury issued Tax Policy Circular Letter No. 14-02 (“CL

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October 3, 2014

Gubernatorial Writer's Cramp: 2014 California Employment Legislation Affecting Private Sector Employers

Does his hand hurt?  Between signing and vetoing bills this year, California Governor Jerry Brown exercised

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October 3, 2014

Gubernatorial Writer's Cramp: 2014 California Employment Legislation Affecting Private Sector Employers

Does his hand hurt?  Between signing and vetoing bills this year, California Governor Jerry Brown exercised

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October 3, 2014

Federal District Court Holds That Plan's One-Year Limitations Period Is Unenforceable Under State Law

On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co, a federal

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October 3, 2014

California Takes the Lead Again in Data Breach Laws

California has taken the lead once again in the area of data breach notification laws. In 2002, California

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October 3, 2014

Amendment to Act 180 Imposes Civil Penalties on Employers for Violations

On September 19, 2014, Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed into law an amendment to the Puerto

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October 3, 2014

Puerto Rico Treasury Issues Further Guidance Clarifying the Prepayment Window Rules: Employers May Need to Take Immediate Action to Comply with the Rules

On September 29, 2014, the Puerto Rico Treasury issued Tax Policy Circular Letter No. 14-02 (“CL 14-02”)

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