The report highlights common workplace issues that can arise as a result of natural disasters, including wage and hour disruptions, leaves of absence requests, benefit and tax implications of employee assistance programs, and other considerations.
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disputes over the applicability of overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are governed by the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard.
Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) recently published FAQs that provide guidance on the state’s new pay transparency law, formally titled the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act.
On January 7, 2025, the Authority for Working Conditions (“ACT”) officially began a new investigation action to verify and ensure legal compliance with the requirements to provide equal pay for men and women.
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter regarding the applicability of the FMLA substitution rule when an employee on FMLA leave is receiving state or local paid family and medical leave benefits.
On December 19, 2024, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved a proposal to make permanent amendments to its regulation regarding occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in the general industry sector.
Every year the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) issues its Annual Report to Congress that discusses the ten most serious issues taxpayers faced during the past year in their dealings with the IRS, among other topics.
On January 14, 2025, President-elect Trump named former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Keith Sonderling as his pick for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
On January 14, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that effective January 21, 2025, open work permit (OWP) eligibility will be changed.
