Publications

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 […]

A new DHHS Request for Information on Reducing Administrative Burden to Put Patients Over Paperwork was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2019. (84 FR 27070) The comment period is open for 60 days from the publishing date. As described in the notice, “[t]his RFI solicits additional public […]