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Changes to Calculating Number of Employees Under SBA Size Standards-6-14-22

DOL Finds Illegal Wage Deductions, Recovers $166K

June 14, 2022
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On June 8th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found illegal wage deductions occurred at an Oklahoma gas station and convenience store. In effect, the payroll deductions brought employee wages down below the federal minimum wage. All in all, in that case, the WHD recovered $166K in back wages. The WHD’s mission is to enforce employment laws under the Fair...
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June 7, 2022
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DOJ Announces Revised Policy on Charging CFAA Cases

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new policy regarding the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), revising how the department charges CFAA cases. This policy directs, for the first time, that good-faith security research should not be charged. The DOJ’s newly-announced policy replaces an earlier 2014 CFAA charging policy. The revised policy on charging CFAA cases takes eff...
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June 7, 2022
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NLRB Alters Timing for Electronic Posting in COVID-19-Related Cases

As part of a decision issued on June 2nd, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) altered the timing of its electronic posting requirements in circumstances where an employer is affected by COVID-19. Specifically, the decision affects employers that have either not yet reopened due to COVID-19 or where a substantial complement of employees has not yet returned to work on site. Before th...
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DOJ Announces Revised Policy on Charging CFAA Cases-6-7-22

OSHA Safety Violations Continue at Discount Retailer

June 7, 2022
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On June 3rd, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited two more Dollar General Stores for OSHA safety violations. OSHA safety inspections at two of the discount retailer’s locations revealed blocked emergency exit doors. These findings are merely the latest in Dollar General’s long history of OSHA safety violations nationwide. All in all, OSHA has investigated Dollar ...
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June 1, 2022
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Labor Department Updates Guidance on Using FMLA for Mental Health

On May 25th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released updated guidance on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), covering employees who take leave under the FMLA for mental health reasons. Individuals coping with mental illness may often face certain barriers to treatment for a variety of reasons. For this reason, the DOL is ensuring that these individual...
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June 1, 2022
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2023 HSA Contribution Limits Adjusted for Inflation

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a revenue procedure regarding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) that provides 2023 HSA contribution limits adjusted for inflation. Additionally, the IRS’s revenue procedure communicates the maximum amount newly available for excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The revenue procedure is effective for HSAs for calendar year ...
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Company to Pay $175K in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit-6-1-22

Company to Pay $175K in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

June 1, 2022
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on May 27th, 2022, that a Michigan-based egg producer will pay $175,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The EEOC charged that the employer, Konos, subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment. Furthermore, the employer allegedly retaliated against her in response to her complaint. Over...
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May 24, 2022
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DOL Releases Final Rule on 2022 Form 5500 Filing

On May 20th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation released their final rule on 2022 Form 5500 filing and Form 5500-SF Short Form Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plans. The three agencies released related instructions for the Form 5500 series, as well. The changes the final rule introduces apply beginn...
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May 24, 2022
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Court Rules Temporary Conditions Can be Disabilities Under the ADA

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the Ninth Circuit) made a decision regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ruling that temporary medical conditions can be considered disabilities under the ADA. The Ninth Circuit’s decision follows recent rulings in similar cases out of other federal appellate courts. In each previous case, the court found that tr...
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Court Rules Temporary Conditions Can be Disabilities Under the ADA-5-24-22

Jury Awards $450K in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

May 24, 2022
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A jury for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kenton County Circuit Court Division IV concluded that an employer wrongfully terminated an employee following the worker’s anxiety attack in a recent disability discrimination lawsuit. In brief, the jury found that the employee’s documented anxiety disorder qualified as a disability. The jury also decided the employer failed to grant the employee’s requ...
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