National Legal Updates
Compliance Law Updates Recently Announced:
Last Updated: 5/15/2023
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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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