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COVID-19 Relief Triggers ERISA Participant Notice Requirements
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Congress, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have each offered temporary relief from certain legal requirements applicable to employee benefit…
EEOC Delivers Hefty Fine for Disability Discrimination
In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”) will pay $3.3 million dollars and provide programmatic relief to resolve a disability…
The Answer is Clear—Title VII Will Protect Gay and Transgender Workers
In a long awaited landmark ruling by Justice M. Gorsuch, the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII protects gay and transgender workers. The Opinion provides: Today, we must decide whether an employer can fire someone…
OSHA Issues Guidance Regarding Face Coverings In The Workplace
U.S. employers are now in the thick of bringing employees back to physical offices, facilities and plants. Some of the myriad issues they must address are pure HR: how to deal with employee fears, for example, or how…
IRS Issues Temporary Relief from Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Retirement Plans
On June 3, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2020-24 providing temporary relief from the physical presence requirement for participant elections that are required to be witnessed by a plan…