Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against an employer for allegedly permitting, enabling, and participating in years-long acts of gender identity-based discrimination and harassment, which ultimately resulted in an employee’s constructive discharge (the employee felt they had no choice but to quit to avoid being further targeted).
In the Bostock decision…
NYC employers – But Wait…There’s More! The NYC Council has now introduced two more bills that would restrain the use of non-competes.
As previously reported on PERKS, New York City. Bill No. 140 would ban all current and future non-compete agreements in New York City (with limited exceptions). In contrast, among other differences, Bills No.
Employers that sponsor 401k, 403(b) and other retirement plans must comply with federal legislation known as SECURE Act 2.0…..
SECURE includes many optional provisions, which can be adopted at the employer’s discretion.
Perhaps the most popular optional change:
An increase in the mandatory distribution threshold for terminated participants from $5,000 to $7,000, effective January 1…
This employee is just “not a good fit” and we need to “hea[d] in a different direction” on the account, so we will be parting ways. How many times have we heard this rationalization for an employee termination?
Last week, an Ohio federal court denied summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by a 58-year-old former…
How often should your benefits group have HIPAA training?
Cybersecurity remains a key concern for everyone, but health plans and other entities covered by HIPAA should take particular care to have regular privacy training, especially in light of recent events.
On March 13, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR)…
An increasing number of states and localities, including CA, CO, CT, DC (eff. 6/30/24), HI, IL (eff. 1/1/25), MD, NV, NY, RI, WA, have passed pay transparency laws requiring employers to include, among other information, good faith pay ranges for open positions in job postings.
Recent legal action popping up around the country reminds employers…
As previously reported on PERKS, on February 22, 2024, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a stay delaying the effective date of the NLRB’s broad new joint-employer rule. Following the stay, on March 8, 2024, the Judge struck down the rule, which would greatly expand the scope of who constitutes a “joint employer” under the…
Happy International Women’s Day! D+G PERKS is proud to honor women’s achievements across national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political spheres.
This year’s theme is “Invest in women: accelerate progress” and reminds all that empowering women, specifically including in employment opportunities, can help speed the transition to a more equitable world for all.
Employers should…
NY Employers: You probably exhaled in December 2023 when Governor Hochul vetoed the proposed NYS bill banning non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions). Well, now NYC is taking a turn.
The New York City Council introduced a bill last week that would ban all current and future non-compete agreements in New York City. The bill would…
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