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Michigan’s new right to work law, which endorses the right to engage in or refrain from collective action and prohibits the closed shop, has not been well received by labor unions.

A new year means new legislation and regulations for employers with operations in California.

Employers who sponsor both a 401(k) or other defined contribution plan and a defined benefit pension plan may be able to offer participants a lifetime income benefit that is already largely in place.

Many employers have dress codes that regulate what employees can wear, particularly employees who have contact with customers, clients, patients and business partners, in order to convey the organization’s image, brand, values and mission.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a three-month delay in the compliance date for the service provider fee disclosure regulation (the 408(b)(2) regulation). This means that service providers to 401(k) and other retirement plans will have until April 1, 2012, to make the required disclosures to their existing clients regarding their services, fees and fiduciary status.

Los Angeles partner Fred Reish spoke to Employee Benefit News about the Department of Labor's new disclosure requirement under a regulation amplifying under ERISA section 408(b)(2), which is applicable April 1, 2012.

Continuing with our series "New Year, New Laws for California Employers," we take a look at newly added whistle-blower protections.

On November 15th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2013 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program.

Social networking websites function as a modern day Rolodex.

The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with changes to its antenna structure registration (ASR) program that will significantly affect entities planning to construct new communications towers or make modifications to existing towers.

Everyone who reads this article probably heaved a sigh of relief on July 1 of last year -- when they completed their initial wave of 408(b)(2) disclosures.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the New York State Department of Financial Services is "requiring" about 200 banks "to answer questions in real time on December 12 to assess their cybersecurity policies and processes" in "what amounts to a competition on which is best prepared to handle a cyberattack."

In recent years, the SEC has placed considerable focus on abusive short selling. In the fall of 2008, the SEC issued interim final temporary rules to Regulation SHO designed to curtail abusive short selling and increase disclosure of short selling activity.

In June 2014, the SECprovided guidance on how private fund managers using SPVs and escrow accounts may comply with Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-2.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance coverage for people who are age 65 or older.

The use of healthcare applications on mobile devices continues to have a growing impact on medical treatment as consumers are using mobile devices to take more responsibility for their own care. Recently, digital marketing agency Digitas Health compiled data on the impact of mobile health care applications in "CONSUMER MOBILE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT: How the Use of Mobile Impacts Disease Treatment and Therapy."

In meetings held in both October and November 2012, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) again suggested that MedPAC aims to equalize the reimbursement rates for certain services provided in outpatient hospital departments with those currently paid for similar services provided in stand-alone doctors’ offices.