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As we previously reported, the New York City Council recently passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act, which is a package of legislation targeting sexual harassment in the workplace. On May 9, 2018, Mayor de Blasio signed the Act into law, which will, among other mandates, require annual sexual harassment training for […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on May 11, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced in its fall regulatory agenda, that it intended to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to determine what the salary level for exemption of executive, administrative and professional employees should be by October 2018. However, the DOL […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on May 11, 2018 As we previously reported, the New York City Council recently passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act, which is a package of legislation targeting sexual harassment in the workplace. On May 9, 2018, Mayor de Blasio signed the Act into law, which […]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently made a change to its website regarding the training of students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees approved for optional practical training (OPT). Pursuant to the 2016 STEM OPT final rule, the student worker’s training plan must be signed by the entity that […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 23, 2018 The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued three opinion letters which provide useful guidance for employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Opinion letters serve as a means by which the public can develop […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 21, 2018 Both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council recently adopted new legislation aimed at preventing sex discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. The New York City Council has passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), a package of […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 16, 2018 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the electronic employment eligibility verification system (E-Verify) now has a dedicated website. Employers can now access E-Verify anytime, directly from a web browser whereas before information was found throughout the government’s website. Employers will now […]
Submitted by Kerith McElroy on April 13, 2018 On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2018 (Act) into law, which vacated the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2011 regulations that barred tip pooling when employers do not claim a tip credit under section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 10, 2018 On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, in which it specifically rejected the longstanding principle that exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) should be “narrowly construed.” 584 U.S. ___ (2018). Pursuant to the FLSA, […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 7, 2018 On April 5, 2018, the IRS announced the potential expansion of the scope of the determination letter program for individually designed plans during the 2019 calendar year. In Notice 2018-24, the IRS requested comments on specific types of plans for which the Treasury Department and […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 2, 2018 In response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury issued a proposed rule to amend the definition of short-term, limited duration insurance. The rule proposes to expand the availability of short-term, limited-duration health insurance […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 31, 2018 Recently, the Supreme Court reversed a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the vesting of retiree medical benefits in employee collective bargaining agreements. In CNH Industrial v. Reese, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the Court found that the lower court had misconstrued a collective […]
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