U.S. DOL Releases Updated FMLA Notice and Certification Forms

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on September 8, 2018 On September 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released new model Family Medical Leave Act (FMLS) notices and certification forms.  The new versions have not changed substantively with the exception of the updated expiration date of August 31, 2021. Nevertheless, […]

The U.S. DOL Issues Opinion on Whether Wellness Activities Constitute Compensable Time

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on September 2, 2018 On August 28, 2028, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued an Opinion Letter (FLSA2018-20) in response to the request for an opinion concerning whether the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires compensation for the time an employee spends voluntarily participating […]

DOL Finds that Employer’s No-Fault Attendance Policy Does Not Violate FMLA

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on September 1, 2018 On August 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) released an Opinion letter addressing whether an employer’s no-fault attendance policy violates the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The policy effectively freezes, throughout the duration of an employee’s FMLA leave, […]

IRS Issues Private Letter Ruling on Student Loan Benefit Under 401(k) Plan

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 28, 2018 Recently, employer Abbott Labs announced the introduction of a proposed program which would amend its defined contribution plan to include a student loan benefit for its employees. The program would allow for employer-provided student loan repayment benefits offered through Abbott Labs’ 401(k) plan. On Friday, August […]

NYC’s Stop Sexual Harassment Act Notice

Man in appropriately touching female colleague

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 10, 2018 As we previously reported, on May 9, 2018, New York City Mayor DeBlasio signed the Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act (the “Act”). Pursuant to the Act, effective September 6, 2018, all New York City employers will be required to provide written notice […]

Final Rule Expands Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 5, 2018 On August 1, 2018, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued a final rule which expands access to short-term, limited-duration insurance coverage. The rule extends short-term health insurance plans from three months to one year, with renewal options to extend coverage to […]

Company E-Mail Policies: Confidential or Not?

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on July 28, 2018 In general, courts have taken the position that where a company has issued a policy indicating that private use of company e-mail is not confidential, the employer can review the content of an employee’s personal e-mail communications when sent over company e-mail. For example, in […]

IRS Releases Early 2019 Draft Form W-4

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on July 10, 2018 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an early draft of the 2019 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, and corresponding instructions.  However, the IRS has indicated that employers should not file draft forms, nor rely on draft forms, instructions and publications for filing, as […]

New York State Legislature Passes Bill to Add Bereavement to Paid Family Leave

funeral

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on July 10, 2018 On June 20, 2018, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill which proposes to amend the New York Paid Family Leave Act (NYPFL), by adding bereavement as a qualifying leave event. If signed into law by the Governor, the bereavement leave amendment […]