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Federal Contractors Required to Report First-Tier Subcontract Awards In Excess of $25,000 (Barnes & Thornburg)
  • On July 7, 2010, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule requiring federal contractors to make certain disclosures regarding first-tier subcontract awards.
    • Child Labor: Making Sure Your Clients are in Compliance (Dinsmore & Shohl)
  • As employment of summertime youth workers peaks, it is a good time to review compliance with the myriad federal and state laws and regulations governing this segment of your employee pool.
    • Department of Justice Marks 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with Flurry of Regulatory Activity (Barnes & Thornburg)
  • On Monday, July 26, 2010 – the 20th Anniversary of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued four Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
    • An Effective Bonus Cap (CMS Cameron McKenna LLP)
  • The recent Court of Appeal case of GX Networks Limited v Greenland shows how important it is for employers to have effective capping arrangements in incentive plans and also to use them correctly.
    • New Guidance Regarding PPACA Preventive Health Care Requirements (Day Pitney LLP)
  • Last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued additional guidance regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"). This guidance addresses the requirement that group health plans provide certain preventive items and services without cost-sharing.
    • What Constitutes Repudiatory Conduct in Constructive Dismissal Cases (Ashby Cohen Solicitors Ltd)
  • Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rulings on what kinds of measures are capable of amounting to repudiatory conduct in the context of a constructive unfair dismissal claim are always instructive.
    • DOL Issues Final Safe Harbor Rules for Employee Benefit Plan Contributions (Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP )
  • The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final safe harbor regulations establishing a time frame within which participant contributions and loan payments will be considered timely deposited to an employee benefit plan.
    • Preventing Workplace Violence - A "Catch-22" for Employers (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)
  • As the pace and emotional pressures of everyday life impact employees at home and in the workplace, a distressing and tragic trend has been occurring for some time—employees are unable to control their emotions at work, and violence erupts toward managers, co workers, customers or third parties.
    • Have Pension….Will Travel (GuernseyFinance)
  • Alison Vine, Tax Director at Ernst & Young in Guernsey, explains the advantages of establishing or transferring your pension abroad if you are not staying in the UK. The top rate of income tax in the UK is 50%, contributions into UK pension schemes are qualifying for less and less relief, and the fiscal position of the UK is worrying.
    • Update - Health Issues at Work (Biggart Baillie)
  • It is entirely possible that this recent judgement may lead to an increase in referrals by employers to occupational health professionals.