National Legal Updates

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National Legal Updates:

May 2023

• OSHA and DOL Issue Final Rule on Procedures for Handling Retaliation Claims Under Taxpayer First Act

April 2023

• OSHA and DOL Issue Final Rule on Procedures for Handling Retaliation Claims Under Taxpayer First Act
• Littler Publishes Guide: What COVID-19 Leave is Left?
• Congress Further Relaxes Hiring Restrictions for Banking Personnel with Criminal Histories
• DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours Worked by Teleworkers Who Take Breaks
• NLRB Decision Addresses Interaction between Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements and Section 7 Rights
• OFCCP Again Extends Deadline for Submitting Objections to EEO-1 Disclosure, But New Wrinkles Added
• Supreme Court Holds Day Rate Pay Cannot Satisfy the Salary Basis Test
• Littler Spotlights Trends in Pending Legislation

March 2023

• Littler Publishes Guide: What COVID-19 Leave is Left?
• Congress Further Relaxes Hiring Restrictions for Banking Personnel with Criminal Histories
• DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours Worked by Teleworkers Who Take Breaks
• NLRB Decision Addresses Interaction between Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements and Section 7 Rights
• OFCCP Again Extends Deadline for Submitting Objections to EEO-1 Disclosure, But New Wrinkles Added
• Supreme Court Holds Day Rate Pay Cannot Satisfy the Salary Basis Test
• Littler Spotlights Trends in Pending Legislation

February 2023

• FTC Proposes Rule Banning Non-Competes
• USERRA Expanded to Cover FEMA Reservists--New, Updated Policy Now Included
• Congress Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees and Employees Who Are Nursing
• Federal Government Enacts Respect for Marriage Act, Repeals Defense of Marriage Act
• Top 5 Changes in the SECURE 2.0 Act for Plan Sponsors and Participants
• IE&D Hot Topics for Employers: Looking Back at 2022 and Preparing for 2023
• Publicly Traded Employers Will Need to Implement a Policy on Clawing Back Incentive Pay from Former and Current Executive Officers

January 2023

• Treasury Department Issues Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements
• President Biden Enacts Speak Out Act Curtailing the Use of Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses Involving Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
• New Laws Extend Employment Authorization Eligibility Granted to Refugees/Parolees to Certain Individuals from Afghanistan and Ukraine
• Federal Government Enacts Respect for Marriage Act, Repeals Defense of Marriage Act
• Congress Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees and Employees Who Are Nursing
• FTC Proposes Rule Banning Non-Competes
• USERRA Expanded to Cover FEMA Reservists–New, Updated Policy Now Included

December 2022

• OFCCP Sued to Compel Release of EEO-1 Data
• Dear Littler Addresses Laws Requiring Customer Access to Restrooms
• NLRB General Counsel Calls for Board to Crack Down on Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices

November 2022

• USCIS Announces Employers Should Continue to Use Current Version of Form I-9 After Oct. 31, 2022
• Department of Labor Proposes New Rule for Independent Contractor Status
  DHS/ICE Extends I-9 Remote, Virtual Verification until July 31, 2023
• Dear Littler Addresses Requests for Time Off for Religious Observance
• NLRB General Counsel Calls for Board to Crack Down on Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices
• USERRA Expanded to Cover FEMA Reservists–Policy Updates Forthcoming
• Dear Littler Addresses Laws Requiring Customer Access to Restrooms
• EEOC Releases Updated “EEO is the Law” Poster

October 2022

• Dear Littler Addresses Monkeypox
• Department of Labor Proposes New Rule for Independent Contractor Status
• DHS/ICE Extends I-9 Remote, Virtual Verification until July 31, 2023

September 2022

• The Fourth Circuit is First to Rule that ADA Protects Gender Dysphoria
• Monkeypox: What Does this Mean for Employers?

August 2022

• Littler Insight Addresses Employer Considerations for Navigating Evolving Gun Laws

July 2022

• Supreme Court Permits Arbitration of Individual PAGA Claims
• Temporary DHS Rule Increases Cap for H-2B Workers
• Littler ASAP Addresses Impacts of Dobbs Decision on Employer Benefit Plans
• Spring Regulatory Agenda Provides Roadmap to Anticipated Federal Rulemaking

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