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In November 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) announced changes to its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. With these changes, Massachusetts employers may need [...]

Continuing with our theme from last week's article, skills development stands as a strategic investment for organisations aiming to achieve and maintain a favourable B-BBEE level while adhering to the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Cato Institute: Jeffrey A. Singer Behavioral health providers can deliver effective mental health services using telehealth technology. Yet state licensing laws [...]

Employment Law Newsletter As the Employment Law Department of Esin Attorney Partnership, we are pleased to share with you our monthly newsletter. This newsletter provides a summary of the recent [...]

Long-Term Disability insurers in Canada might be treading a little lighter these days, as the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark $1.5 million punitive damages award, the largest [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 1, USCIS will implement significant filing fee increases, in particular for petition and applications related to employment-based benefits. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a [...]

The Hong Kong Government announced that it will relax the 'continuous contract' requirement (known as the '418' requirement) today. The proposed arrangement aims to align with the legislative intent and [...]

The DWP has published the final draft funding and investment strategy regulations for defined benefit pension schemes, which amend the funding regime as required by the Pension Schemes Act 2021. [...]

This article was originally posted to Seyfarth's Global Privacy Watch blog. Employers looking to enhance their suite of employee benefit programs, and focused on lessons learned during the pandemic on [...]

On January 12, 2024, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) promulgated new regulations to clarify its procedures and criteria for implementing Paid Leave Oregon. As discussed further below, these regulations relate [...]

What You Need To Know: New York State updated several aspects of its New York Paid Family Leave Law ('NY PFL') for 2024. As in prior years, the updates include [...]

Employees who are provided with a company car are taxed on a fixed-rate benefit in kind. This benefit in kind does not change even if the employer also provides a [...]

On January 17, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed Executive Budget for fiscal year 2025. The Budget includes appropriation bills and other legislation required to carry out [...]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S FINAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RULE CONTAINS IMPORTANT POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Final Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule On January 10, 2024, the Department of Labor [...]

Byline: Zachary Upchurch content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> A new law in California will significantly raise the minimum wage, but only for fast food workers. On Sept. 28, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, signed [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce: ù Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act [...]

Valmiera: Valmiera Municipality, Latvia has issued the following news release: On January 9, 2024, the binding regulations of Valmiera County Municipal Council No. 105 'On benefits and social guarantees in [...]

Byline: Matthew Fazelpoor The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) this week announced progress of the CARE grant program that launched last March, which is aimed at [...]

Byline: By, Linda Howard Brits claiming disability benefits could see a huge increase in their payments from next April, money expert Martin Lewis has revealed. It comes after the Office [...]

Byline: David Barnett This weekend, Sue and Katie O'Leary-Hall said goodbye to their four-year-old daughter Rose. It wasn't a funeral in the West Yorkshire village of Pool-in-Wharfedale -- 'we don't [...]

Byline: ALEXANDRA POSADZKI; Staff Rogers Communications Inc. is launching a voluntary staff departure program as it looks to eliminate overlapping roles in the wake of its $20-billion takeover of Shaw [...]

Ventspils: Ventspils Municipality, Latvia has issued the following news release: From December 22, 2023 to January 8, 2024, we invite residents to express their opinion on the draft binding regulations [...]

It is already that time of the year - year-end holidays, good food, colder weather, and the opportunity to assess new laws that are set to go into effect at [...]

For owner-managers, maternity law and the subsequent payments can feel like a financial burden and particularly complex. This article aims to provide a clear explanation of the rights and responsibilities [...]

Bottom Line The Government of Ontario has followed up this past Monday's employment law announcements (summarized in an earlier Insight) with two further announcements on November 8 and November 9, [...]

ST. LOUIS, MO -- The following information was released by Washington University in St. Louis: By Neil Schoenherr November 16, 2023 During this open enrollment season, parents should consider privacy [...]

Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera, announced the launch of the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations Online Engagement Tool. This accessible platform will collect insight and feedback [...]

Tenders are invited for Employee Benefits Consulting Services The successful Proposer must comply with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. [...]

Tallinn: The Parliament of Estonia has issued the following press release: A Bill initiated by the Social Affairs Committee passed the second reading in the Riigikogu. Its purpose is to [...]

Byline: Zachary Upchurch A new law in California will significantly raise the minimum wage, but only for fast food workers. On Sept. 28, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, signed AB 1228, [...]

WASHINGTON: The Kennedy Forum has issued the following news release: The Kennedy Forum submitted public comments on the Department of Health and Human Services, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the [...]

Jelgava: Jelgava Municipality, Latvia has issued the following news release: New binding regulations 'Social guarantees and voluntary initiative benefits for an orphan child and a child left without parental care [...]