United States: Employee Benefits & Compensation

Michael Palmer, Co-Managing Partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, discusses his journey from law school to becoming a leading advocate for workers' rights in wage and hour litigation. In conversation with firm Chairman David Sanford, Palmer shares the formative experiences that shaped his dedication to employment law and protecting vulnerable workers.

On June 23, 2026, the New York Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Walton v. Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse), Inc., answering previously unsettled certified questions from the Second Circuit...

Employer-sponsored health plans face mounting pressure from the high costs of GLP-1 weight-loss medications. Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys explore innovative direct-to-consumer programs that bypass traditional pharmacy benefit managers, offering plan sponsors four distinct structural approaches to manage expenses while maintaining compliance and employee access to these increasingly popular treatments.

The Supreme Court has resolved a critical circuit split on multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability calculations, while federal agencies issue new guidance on SECURE 2.0 provisions and fertility benefits.

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury recently issued a joint proposed rule that would create a new category of limited excepted benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

The Employee Benefits Security Administration's new leadership has announced a significant shift in enforcement priorities, targeting benefit plan managers who incorporate environmental, social, and governance factors or diversity...

Connecticut imposes new training, continuing education and recordkeeping requirements on homemaker-companion agencies and registries, effective 01.01.27.

The New York Legislature recently passed a bill that would amend the Cannabis Law and the Labor Law regarding labor-related requirements for cannabis businesses.

After a year of “reconsideration,” the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has abandoned its attempt to dramatically increase the minimum salary thresholds for the white-collar overtime exemptions...