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IRS Issues Final Hardship Distribution Rules
The Internal Revenue Service has recently issued final regulations easing requirements for hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The final regulations reflect a number of statutory changes, including…
WEBINAR: Managing Employee Absence and Disability Requests with Confidence
[" \n\n Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2019<\/strong>\n Time: 12:30 pm ET","11:30 am CT<\/strong>\n\nManaging employee requests related to disabilities (actual, perceived or alleged) remains a trap for the unwary Human…
Federal Wage Laws Protect Cannabis Workers? Yes, They Do
So imagine that your biggest pothead friend from college has opened up a cannabis dispensary that sells weed for recreational use. Your old pal would be selling something that remains utterly unlawful under federal…
A Union Strikes a Revolutionary Blow in Tech
The labor movement sent a powerful and potentially revolutionary signal to the tech industry this past week on September 24: contract employees of HCL Technologies, working under a renewable contract with Google, voted…
Employers’ Non-Action Resulted in $1.6 Million Awarded in Harassment Claim
A Los Angeles jury awarded a black former UCLA phlebotomist nearly $1.6 million in damages for being subjected to racial harassment by co-workers. Birden v. The Regents of the University of California, No. BC6681389…