Section 409A requires that nonqualified deferred compensation plans comply with certain distribution election and timing of payment requirements.

Peter Robb, a Vermont management-side labor lawyer, is expected to be named general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), pending a background check as reported in various industry publications.

On March 2, 2010, the COBRA subsidy provisions originally enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as extended in December, were once again extended by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (TEA).

A Seattle ordinance that grants drivers for Uber, Lyft and other similar ride-hailing companies the right to form unions remains on hold after an Aug. 29 federal court ruling.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has sued the State of Arizona seeking to invalidate a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing workers the right to hold a secret-ballot election before a company can be unionized.

On September 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified a question that many employers struggle with: Is an employee entitled to additional long-term leave under the ADA after FMLA leave expires?

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied certification of a petition challenging a California Supreme Court ruling that representative Private Attorneys General Act claims cannot be waived in employment arbitration agreements.

In a Nov. 8 consent decree, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to a July 23, 2012 deadline to propose the coal-fired power plant effluent limit guidelines (ELGs) with final ELGs to be promulgated by Jan. 31, 2014.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a memorandum to the Regional Office Superfund directors setting a new process for negotiations with Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is responsible for enforcing the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and related Regulation E, recently issued a Bulletin 2013-10 explicitly prohibiting the mandatory use of payroll card accounts at an employer-selected financial institution and otherwise discussing the requirements for such use.

In March, 2012, we described how a citizens’ group, Stand Up for Democracy, opposed Michigan’s emergency financial manager law, officially entitled "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, MCL §§ 141.1501, et seq. (the "Act"), by filing petitions to place the issue of the Act’s repeal on the state ballot in November.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving forward with a proposed rule that could eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace period currently available to certain nonimmigrant workers following the termination of employment.

In March 2012, we discussed proposed legislation in Michigan entitled the Nonrecourse Mortgage Loan Act.

A recent decision out of the Northern District of Indiana confirms pleading allegations containing legal conclusions are allowed in the Seventh Circuit and that such legal conclusions must be admitted, denied, or responded to with an allegation of insufficient information, just as if they were factual allegations.

The Minnesota State Legislature recently enacted a gift tax in the state of Minnesota, which will take effect on July 1, 2013.

The Fifth Circuit has vacated the stay it had granted on Dec. 23, 2024, of the injunction that suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting rule

The NLRB's General Counsel has issued a memo signaling potential reversals of recent labor law precedents affecting severance agreements, workplace policies, captive audience meetings, and bargaining orders. This guidance previews the agency's shifting stance on controversial decisions from 2023-2024 that significantly impacted employer practices. Employers should monitor these developments as the Board now has the quorum needed to issue precedent-changing decisions.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Starbucks v. McKinney clarifying the standards courts must use when evaluating requests by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for injunctive...

Illinois has expanded employee protections for jury service. Illinois law has long prohibited employers from retaliating against employees for serving on a jury and required employers to provide time off for jury duty.

As an update to a previous alert, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed HB 5622, which recognizes payroll cards as a method of wage payment in Illinois.