Labor & Employment Law Update

Federal courts are split on the issue of whether Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses sexual orientation and gender identity. In October of this year, the United States Supreme Court will hear three cases concerning how broadly sex discrimination should be interpreted in employment discrimination matters. The Court will […]

One of the most common employer mistakes, especially in non-union environments, is the failure to recognize that employees have a legally protected right to protest or criticize working conditions. That protection resides in the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”), regardless of whether employees are union represented. Recently, a non-union […]

On June 13, 2019, the Trump Administration finalized regulations to expand Health Reimbursement Arrangements (“HRAs”), providing employers with more options for offering health insurance coverage to employees. The final regulations now authorize employers to provide employees with tax-preferred funds to pay for the cost of health insurance coverage purchased in […]

Despite administrative conflicts surrounding the newly revived EEO-1 Component 2 pay data requirements, employers should now begin preparing their compensation data for submission to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). As previously reported here, in April of this year, a federal judge set September 30, 2019 as the deadline for […]

In a May 1, 2019, Revenue Procedure, the IRS expanded the determination letter program to reach statutory hybrid plans and plan mergers. As background, in 2017, the IRS significantly narrowed the application of its determination letter program for individually designed qualified plans. Prior to 2017, individually designed retirement plans were […]