When FLSA, FMLA Cover Remote Employees
The DOL clarified how the FLSA, as well as the FMLA hours-of-service eligibility requirement, apply to teleworkers.
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Accommodating Workers with Hearing Disabilities
Review new guidance on how the ADA applies to job applicants and employees with hearing disabilities.
EEO-1 Reporting to Begin in July
Private employers with 100 or more employees will begin filing their EEO-1 reporting data for 2022 in mid-July.
Crop insurance: Advocacy to Reinstate Inflation Adjustments
Our national affiliate, PIA, and other agent groups continue to push for the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents.
IA&B, PIA Oppose FTC Proposal to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
The proposed ban on NCAs would apply to employees and independent contractors, and would require employers to inform current and former employees that such proposals are no longer enforceable.
Talk Non-Competes, Privacy with Your Congressperson
Five spots remain to attend next month’s Big “I” Legislative Conference. This is your opportunity to discuss new federal privacy standards and the FTC proposal to ban non-competes with lawmakers.
Federal Privacy Bill Passes House Committee (PA, DE)
The bill would revise existing federal standards created by the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, including expansion of requirements imposed on independent agencies.
Federal Privacy Bill Passes House Committee (MD)
The bill would revise existing federal standards created by the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, including expansion of requirements imposed on independent agencies.
NLRB Rules on Severance Agreements
According to a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision, existing severance agreements containing provisions that hint at coercion or at silencing the terminating employee in exchange for benefits are no longer permissible.
MIA Issues Bulletin on Kia, Hyundai Vehicles
Are some insurers refusing to insure certain Kia and Hyundai models? If so, they may soon be in the Maryland Insurance Administration’s (MIA) crosshairs.