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March 12, 2014
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…
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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…
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February 20, 2014
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…
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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…
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January 31, 2014
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…
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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…
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January 29, 2014
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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