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December 15, 2020

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Final Rule for Faith-Based Organizations Issued

On December 14th, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a joint final rule to implement an Executive Order (EO) affecting faith-based organizations. In conjunction with eight other agencies, the DOL implemented President Donald Trump’s EO 13831 from May 2018. Under EO 13831, religious and non-religious organizations need to experience equal treatment in DOL-supported programs. The origi...

December 14, 2020

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Final Rule Issued for Grandfathered Group Health Plan Flexibility

On December 11th, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury announced a joint final rule. The rule amends the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve grandfather status. This final rule follows a long line of final rules that the Department of Labor has released in recent months. Overview...

December 11, 2020

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Labor Department Issues Employee Benefit Plan Rights Final Rule

On December 11th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule on employee benefit plan shareholder rights. This regulatory framework, created for private employee benefit plan fiduciaries, includes information on proxy voting. It also discusses rules for when fiduciaries select and monitor proxy advisory firms. This announcement comes a month after the DOL released a final ru...

December 8, 2020

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EEOC Launches Resource to Track Employment Trends

On December 2nd, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched a new interactive tool called “EEOC Explore.” EEOC Explore is a data query and mapping tool that gives users the most current aggregate EEO-1 data publicly available. Users can analyze aggregate data associated with more than 56 million emplo...

December 7, 2020

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Department of Labor Releases 2020 Form 5500 Series Annual Report

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced the release of the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report. The 2020 form, released December 2nd, 2020, was in conjunction with the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The release includes the Form 5500-SF and the IRS released Form 5500-EZ, which now also appears on the EBSA website. It ...

December 3, 2020

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Centers for Disease Control Issues Guidance on Shorter Quarantines

On December 2nd, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new quarantine guidance. This revision allows people possibly exposed to COVID-19 to shorten their own quarantine period. The CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the agency has announced acceptable alternative options that could shorten qua...

December 1, 2020

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Interim Final Rule on H-1B Visa Classification to Go into Effect

On December 7th, 2020, an important interim final rule (IFR) from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will officially take effect. This IFR, “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program," was originally published on October 8th, 2020. According to the DHS, the IFR strengthens H-1B nonimmigrant visa programs, protects U.S. workers, and restores the program’s integr...

November 30, 2020

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Department of Labor: Protect Workers and Their Pay During the Holidays

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has a reminder for employers this holiday season regarding safety and pay. Firstly, as enforced by the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), employers must keep employees safe in the workplace. Secondly, under laws enforced by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), employers must also protect worker pay by following proper wage & ho...

November 30, 2020

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EEOC Seeks Input on Religious Discrimination Enforcement Guidance

On November 17th, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its need for public input on updated guidance. The guidance discusses how Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) protects individuals from workplace religious discrimination. It also sets forth the legal protections available to religious employers. The updated information will be in the EEOC’s Comp...

November 25, 2020

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OSHA Updates Guidance on Cloth Face Coverings

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an update to COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions. Released November 18th, the resource now addresses OSHA’s opinions on cloth face coverings as “personal protective equipment” (PPE). The update comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their own findings about clot...

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