Although the California Legislature sent Governor Jerry Brown bills on bed bugs, powdered alcohol, and making denim the official state fabric, the laws enacted in 2016 affecting the state’s private-sector employers were decidedly less exotic.
A court recently denied the EEOC’s summary judgment motion in a case that directly challenged an employer’s wellness program requiring employees who sought health plan coverage with a wellness component to undergo a medical exam or pay higher premiums.
The August edition of the Insider Report compares the Democratic and Republican Party platforms, highlights recently enacted state legislation, and discusses new ballot initiatives that will be in the hands of voters on November 8.
On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an interim final rule that significantly increases various penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels.
The IRS recently issued proposed regulations under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code that prescribe rules regarding deferred compensation plans sponsored by state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations.
On June 22, 2016, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. Chicago is the second city in the Midwest this year to pass a law granting employees paid sick leave.
The HHS recently published its Final Rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among other grounds, sex in certain health programs and activities.
