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New Jersey Federal Court Declares State’s New Equal Pay Act Does Not Apply RetroactivelyโWill State Courts Agree?
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New York City Factsheet Clarifies New Independent Contractor Protections, Including Training and Accommodations
The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently released a factsheet on employment protections for freelancers and independent contractors under the New York City Human Rights Law. An…
ASA Addresses Proposed Employer Regulations Under Health Care Reform
On Dec. 28, the Obama administration released proposed regulations under the Affordable Care Act detailing the obligations of employers under the law. ASA has published an issue paper that focuses on the key provisions of the proposed regulations of particular interest to staffing firms—for example: how the “look-back” rule will apply to new “variable hour”…
EEOC Delays 2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Until April 2022
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is tentatively scheduled to open on April 12, 2022. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory data collection that requires all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees,…
Employers Are Ready to Reopen Offices, but Recognize Challenges Lay Ahead
Employers foresee many obstacles tied to reopening, bringing employees back, and keeping offices safe, according to a survey of 425 businesses by human resource consulting firm OperationsInc. Sixty-one percent said that the delayed release of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck…
IT Managers Reveal Harsh Realities About Surveillance Technology: 87% Have Seen Negative Impacts on Workers
Over the last several years, tools for monitoring employee productivity and tracking remote activity have become more common among businesses—with 79% of companies not already using these tools expected to implement them in the next three years, according to surveys of 500 information technology…
A Short Guide to the SECURE Act for Retirement Plan Sponsors and Administrators
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DOL, Independent Agency Regulations Frozen by Administration Memo
An order signed by President Joe Biden’s chief of staff on Jan. 20 immediately bars further advancement of rules that have not yet been published in the Federal Register, as well as those that have been published in the Federal Register but have not yet gone into effect. Before…
Job Market Competition Exacerbates Hiring Woes
Eighty-two percent of companies expect to face hiring challenges over the next year with the most commonly cited reason for the talent shortage being increased competition in the job market (30%), according to a survey of 1,001 hiring decision-makers by Express Employment Professionals. Businesses…