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Employer Pays $503K in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

December 13, 2022
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On December 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a Florida-based hotel staffing agency paid more than $500 thousand in back wages to settle an independent contractor misclassification case. Briefly, misclassifying employees as independent contractors, whether willfully or mistakenly, prevents employees from accessing wages owed to them, as well as associated benefits. Ci...
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December 6, 2022
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IRS Offers Five Ways to Prevent Cyberattacks During Tax Season

During National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the agency’s Security Summit partners offered five ways businesses can protect against cyberattacks during tax season. The IRS warned businesses to be wary of identity theft, phishing schemes, and other cyberattacks during tax season, especially. These cyberattacks can put customers’ personal information and oth...
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December 6, 2022
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Agency Bulletin Applies HIPAA Obligations to Online Data Tracking

This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin applying a covered entity’s obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to online data tracking activities. Online data tracking tools like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel collect and analyze users’ data when interacting with the cove...
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Agency Bulletin Applies HIPAA Obligations to Online Data Tracking-12-6-22

Company to Pay $8M for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Claims

December 6, 2022
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Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a nationwide convenience store chain agreed to pay $8 million to resolve pregnancy and disability discrimination claims. The settlement follows an EEOC investigation that found multiple charges of pregnancy and disability discrimination, as well as charges of retaliation. Earlier, in September 2022 alone, the EEOC ...
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November 29, 2022
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HHS Long COVID Research Report Finds One Million Workers Absent a Day

This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new Long COVID research report focusing on patients’ experience with the long-term health effects of COVID-19 while offering solutions for the workplace. The unique, “human-centered” approach to research and problem solving, which the HHS calls “Health+”, gathers input from impacted individuals. The firsthand experien...
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November 29, 2022
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Labor Department Final Rule Allows Fiduciaries to Consider ESG Factors

On November 22nd, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that allows 401(k) plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance factors (or ESG factors) when they select retirement investments or exercise shareholder rights like proxy voting. Briefly, the DOL reviewed feedback from various stakeholders before making its decision. ...
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CA Extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Other Regulations-11-29-22

CA Extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Other Regulations

November 29, 2022
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In 2022, California passed several assembly bills (ABs) extending COVID supplemental paid sick leave and other pandemic-related aid to workers and obligations for employers. Notably, these assembly bills include AB 152, which covers COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave, AB 1751 on COVID-related workers’ compensation, and AB 2693, which extends the employer’s workplace COVID exposure notificati...
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November 22, 2022
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House Passes Bill Limiting Sexual Harassment Nondisclosure Agreements

On November 16th, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill dubbed the “Speak Out Act,” which makes sexual assault and sexual harassment nondisclosure agreements entered into before a dispute judicially unenforceable. Previously, the Speak Out Act passed in the U.S. Senate in September 2022. Currently, the bill will head to President Joe Biden’s desk for consideration. The Speak O...
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November 22, 2022
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NIOSH Study Looks at Non-Healthcare Workplace Exposure to COVID-19

Recently, a new study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examined the differences in workplace exposure to COVID-19 among non-healthcare workers. Specifically, the study focused on those who worked outside of the home. In brief, the study found that one in five workers who participated reported workplace exposure to COVID-19. The state of the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Breakfast Chain to Pay $1.1M for Failure to Pay Overtime-11-22-22

Chain to Pay $1.1M for Overtime Violations

November 22, 2022
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that a popular breakfast chain will pay more than $1.1 million for a failure to pay overtime to its workers. The WHD initially opened its investigation at one location in Louisville, Kentucky. However, investigators quickly discovered that the breakfast chain’s failure to pay overtime rates was mor...
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