Labor & Employment Law Update

On June 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) extended the deadline for covered employers to submit their 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 reports. The new deadline is now August 23, 2021, extended from July 19, 2021. It appears that this extension was prompted in part by a […]

After an employee leaves to work for a competitor or starts a competing business, an employer will sometimes find out that this individual used the last days of computer access to download or email to him or herself confidential information from the employer’s network. Indeed, this former employee may have […]

In a not-so-shocking turn of events, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that, effective May 6, 2021, it would rescind the employer-friendly Independent Contractor Final Rule issued right before President Trump left office. Two articles discussing the Trump Administration’s rule in more detail may be found here and here. The […]

The IRS has announced the 2022 cost-of-living adjustments for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) – HSA Contribution Limits – the 2022 annual HSA contribution limit is $3,650 for individuals with self-only HDHP coverage (up from $3,600 in 2021), and $7,300 for individuals with family HDHP coverage […]

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued formal cybersecurity guidance for employee benefit plans.  The guidance applies to plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants and includes various tips and best practices for protecting retirement plan assets.  The DOL’s guidance includes: Tips for Hiring a Service Provider, which […]