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July 11, 2020

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Federal Agencies Issue Proposed Rule for Health Plan Flexibility

On July 10th, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury released a joint proposed rule to amend the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage in order to preserve their grandfather status. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), certain group health plans and healt...

July 1, 2020

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DOL Issues Five New Wage & Hour Opinion Letters

On June 25th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of five new wage & hour opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on how a particular law applies in specific circumstances presented by the entity that requested the ...

June 27, 2020

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CDC Expands List of Individuals at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an update to their previously issued list of who is at a higher risk for getting severely ill from COVID-19. Published on June 25th, 2020, the newly expanded list still includes older adults and people with underlying medical conditions as the majority of those who are at an increased risk, but has expanded on those age- and con...

June 24, 2020

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CCPA Enforcement Deadline Looms for Businesses

On January 1st, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, protecting consumers’ privacy rights by placing obligations on how businesses collect, use, and share the personal information of California residents. Included within the protections, the CCPA provides affected consumers with the right to: know what personal data is being collected about them; know wheth...

June 21, 2020

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OSHA Releases New Guidance on Returning to Work

On June 18th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new guidance to assist employers as they reopen non-essential businesses. The guidance provides suggestions for working with their employees who are returning to work during the evolving coronavirus pandemic. The new resource, titled “Guidelines for Opening up America Again...

June 15, 2020

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Supreme Court Ruling: Title VII Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination

On June 15th, 2020, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity is prohibited under federal civil rights law, speficially Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII). In the majority opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch stated: “An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender ...

June 12, 2020

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Updated COVID-19 Anti-Discrimination Guidance

On June 11th, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions that fall under federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws related to the coronavirus pandemic. The publication, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” provides approaches ...

June 10, 2020

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OSHA Releases Guidance on Masks in the Workplace

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a series of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the use of masks in the workplace. "As our economy reopens for business, millions of Americans will be wearing masks in their workplace for the first time," said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health L...

May 28, 2020

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Workers’ Compensation Coverage of COVID-19 Illnesses

Each year, millions of workers are injured or become seriously ill because of their working environment. In fact, in November 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their annual Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Report stating that there were over 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses during 2018. In certain circumstances, these affected workers may...

May 26, 2020

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OSHA Revises Coronavirus Enforcement Policies

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued two revised policies for enforcing OSHA's requirements with respect to the coronavirus. As businesses begin to reopen across the country, OSHA wanted to update these resources to ensure that employers are acting to protect their employees. First, OSHA is increasing in-person inspections at ...

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