Existing Department of Labor (DOL) regulations exempt a welfare plan that provides only apprenticeship or training benefits from the reporting (e.g., Form 5500) and disclosure requirements of Title I of ERISA if the employer files a notice with the...
Seyfarth Synopsis: CBD is “thriving” in the current regulatory environment, but is it doing so illegally? As former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined last week, “the CBD craze is getting out of hand. The...
Section 409A was added to the Tax Code in 2004 to, among other things, limit the ability of companies and their executives to optimize tax outcomes by controlling the timing of deferred compensation payments. Although this article focuses on...
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With much fanfare, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law major amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) that now bar Illinois employers from asking job applicants or their prior employers about salary, wages or benefits history. On...
The Ninth Circuit recently dismissed California minimum wage and overtime claims in a class action brought by drilling platform worker, Brian Newton, against his former employer, Parker Drilling, following the United States Supreme Court’s decision...
On July 25, 2019, New Jersey enacted a law banning salary history inquiries, joining 18 other states in doing so, including New York and many municipalities. The law, NJA1094, becomes effective on January 1, 2020. The law prohibits New Jersey...
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In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: • Four Petrofac managers named by SFO in bribery scheme. (The Guardian) • Good work if you can get it; law firm’s bills NRA $97K per day. (AboveTheLaw) • Is this why chicken costs so much? (WSJ)...
In United States v. Sierra, the Second Circuit (Newman, Jacobs, Droney) wrote a short published decision that rejected the argument raised by several defendants that it violated the “cruel and unusual” provision of the Eighth Amendment to impose a...
