By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. On February 10, 2014, the IRS and Treasury issued the final regulations on the Employer Shared Responsibility provisions under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations explain how to determine a large employer for the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) employer mandate […]
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By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. The Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate requires large businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to offer health insurance to their full-time employees. This mandate has been postponed until 2015 for large employers (100 or more employees), and 2016 for medium employers (50 […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. Last week, President Obama signed an executive order that raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 an hour from the current rate of $7.25. The following is a breakdown of the key implementation aspects of this Order: The Scope of […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Each year the EEOC issues its yearly report on enforcement and litigation. The report is always a good way to assess the temperature of what’s going on in EEOC world. Among 2013’s highlights are the following: • Total number of charges received […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. In a recent case decided on January 27, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the time employees spent donning and doffing protective gear was “changing clothes” under 29 U.S.C. § 203(o). Section 203(o) permitted collective bargaining on whether time spent changing clothes would […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. This winter many areas of the country have had more than the usual number of winter storms resulting in closed schools and businesses. How do closures impact wages for exempt employees who typically get a set amount on each paycheck, regardless of the […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. As expected, in the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, he announced that he is raising the minimum wage for workers under federal contracts to $10.10 per hour. The new policy, which will be instituted by executive order, may […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. Minimum wage rates in California, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island will soon increase due to recent legislation: California: from $8.00 to $9.00 (effective July 1, 2014), and subsequently to $10.00 (effective January 1, 2016); Connecticut: from $8.25 to $8.70 (effective January […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. A federal judge in Florida certified a nationwide collective action against Lowe’s Home Centers on January 10, 2014. The odd thing about this case is that it was brought by HR Managers who claimed they were misclassified as exempt from overtime. The plaintiff […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced last week that it would not seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a pair of appeals court decisions striking down its rule requiring businesses to hang posters informing workers of their right to unionize. Since the […]