Employment Laws And Regulations News Archives

Court ruling reinstates FLSA Independent Contractor Rule, retroactive effective date

A recent federal court ruling clears the way for a uniform standard to be applied for determining what defines an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The mid-March 2022 decision from a federal court in Texas reinstates the Independent Contractor (IC) Final Rule, which was supposed to take effect in March 2021….
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Apr 27, 2022

Supreme Court ruling expands discrimination protections under Title VII

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of discrimination protections under Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The June 15 ruling means employers no longer will be able to terminate employees strictly on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Supreme Court Justices voted…
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Jun 16, 2020

New version of Form I-9 now available

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is rolling out a new version of the Form I-9 that employers use to verify the identity and employment authorization of their workers. The new document includes minor changes to the form itself as well as the instructions for completing it including: Revising Country of Issuance and Issuing Authority fields….
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Feb 7, 2020

Safety Spotlight: Aerial lifts now subject to updated operation standards

Updated safety and training standards for operating aerial lifts in the workplace are now in place. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) made changes to the guidelines for that type of equipment to create more of a global standard of operation. As a result, lifts are now required to have separate load-limit and slope-level sensors….
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Jan 28, 2020

Making sense of IRS’ Form W-4 changes

The new year means changes to the form your employees use to determine how much income tax is withheld from their paychecks. Changes in tax law prompted the IRS to overhaul the Form W-4 and rename it the “Employee’s Withholding Certificate.” Though the form is slightly altered most years, the intent of the redesign is…
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Jan 14, 2020

Department of Labor seeks FMLA changes to lessen employer compliance burdens

Changes may be in store for the Family and Medical Leave Act. The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week it will seek input on how to improve the FMLA, which requires certain employers to provide their employees with at least 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualified family and medical reasons. The labor…
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May 23, 2019