Federal Alerts
Monday, June 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
Last month, a federal judge ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to take all necessary steps to comply with changes to EEO-1 data collection obligations first announced in 2016 and stayed in 2017. These reinstated obligations increase the amount of information employers are required to collect and report to the EEOC, including pay data called Component 2 data. Component 2 data includes wage and hour data for employees broken down by race/ethnicity and gender. On May 3, 2019, the EEOC announced that it will collect both 2017 and 2018 Component 2 data from covered EEO-1 filers by
September 30, 2019.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-1-A provides that an employer cannot delay designation of leave as FMLA-qualifying or permit employees to extend FMLA leave beyond the statutory entitlement.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
DOL Opinion Letter FLSA 2019-2 confirms that an employee's time spent participating in an employer's volunteer program is not compensable so long as the program is optional, the employer does not control or direct the volunteer work, and an employee will not suffer adverse consequences for choosing not to participate.
Monday, April 1, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released its proposal for establishing the amounts required to be earned by an employee in order for that employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. The DOL previously had issued final regulations modifying these FLSA overtime amounts in 2016, but the changes never became effective due to litigation challenging the DOL’s actions. Now, the DOL has proposed new changes.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA each year. The final rule takes effect on February 25, 2019.
Monday, March 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the Employer Information Report EEO-1, commonly known as the EEO-1 Report opening and deadline for submission has been extended.
Monday, February 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
Below is a summary of compliance requirements that recently took effect or will take effect in the next few months. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archives.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
A summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect this month or next. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archive. In addition, please note that there are a number of pay increases that will take effect as of December 31, 2018 or January 1, 2019 for both exempt and non-exempt employees. A detailed list of pay increases can be found in the Minimum Wage Update for Various Jurisdictions article in the December edition of the Insights & Solutions Newsletter.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
A summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect this month or next. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archive. In addition, please note that there are a number of pay increases that will take effect as of December 31, 2018 or January 1, 2019 for both exempt and non-exempt employees. A detailed list of pay increases can be found in the Minimum Wage Update for Various Jurisdictions article in the December edition of the Insights & Solutions Newsletter.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
On December 14, 2018, the Texas District Court ruled the ACA unconstitutional; however, that decision is likely to be appealed. The ACA is still the law of the land and the ACA’s employer mandate and employer-reporting requirements are still in effect. Employers should continue to comply with the ACA’s provisions until further notice.