Labor & Employment Law Update

As often happens when a new administration of the opposite political party is installed, the Department of Labor (DOL) under President Trump made several announcements last month that evidence a shift in the agency’s enforcement policy. First, the DOL rescinded its 2010 guidance on when unpaid internships are acceptable under […]

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts more than just the tax brackets: eligible employers can claim a general business credit equal to a percentage of wages paid to qualifying employees on family and medical leave. To receive the credit, employers must provide at least two weeks of leave and […]

On January 1, 2016, the E-Verify Program began annually deleting transaction records that are more than 10 years old from the system at the end of the calendar year. For 2017, this means that employers will no longer have access through the system to any cases created prior to December […]

In an aggressive effort by the EEOC, multiple employers have settled cases where the EEOC has alleged that the ADA requires extended, long term leave as a form of accommodation under the ADA. Some of these class action claims have settled in the tens of millions of dollars. As the […]

As we jump into 2018, health care institutions who receive TRICARE dollars should assess whether those TRICARE dollars are high enough to require them to prepare Affirmative Action Plans (“AAPs”). If they do, they must get their AAPs in place beginning this year, so that they have the requisite information […]