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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
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A Bit of Mental Health Parity Relief for Employers Sponsoring Group Health Plans Departments’ Nonenforcement Policy
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On May 15, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued their anticipated nonenforcement policy regarding the 2024 Mental Health Parity regulations. As expected, nonenforcement
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
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Plan administrators should review their plan’s 2024 annual funding notice against the model notice and determine whether their plan’s 2024 annual funding notice is compliant. If not, plan administrators are expected to take corrective action.
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Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 Model Annual Funding Notice
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
TakeawaysNominated to head the DOL Wage and Hour Division, Andrew Rogers would return to the agency after a stint at the EEOC. Nominated for DOL solicitor of labor, Jonathan Berry is an attorney in private practice and had authored the DOL chapter of the Project 2025 policy platform, which backs compliance assistance over enforcement.If confirmed, they will join newly installed Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the DOL and employers can expect changes in direction at the agency.Article
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
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On January 14, 2025, the DOL issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2025-01, providing sponsors and administrators of ongoing defined contribution plans with a new option for missing participant balances of $1,000 or less: transfer to the state unclaimed property fund associated with the participant’s last known address.
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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
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Plan sponsors of defined contribution plans may now self-correct the delinquent remittance of participant contributions and loan repayments when those amounts are deposited to the plan within 180 days of the pay date and the missed earnings amount is $1,000 or less.
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Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its long-awaited final rules regarding changes to the Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (VFCP). The new rules, which were initially proposed in November 2022, are the first changes to the VFCP in nearly two decades.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Proposed Rule to add new occupations to the Schedule A list is “dead,” at least for now. Stakeholders see this as a disappointment and a missed opportunity.
The failure to move forward with this rule is a significant disappointment for many high-skilled immigrants and
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
TakeawaysThe December 2024 final rule restores the language of the dual jobs regulation to its original version, removing the language imposing the “80/20” and 30% non-tipped work restrictions added by the Biden AdministrationThe technical correction was issued in response to a Fifth Circuit decision invalidating these provisions.Employers should review their tip credit compliance, including compliance with state law requirements.Related links
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule amending the 2021 dual jobs rule. The amendment is purely technical and reflects the changes in law that have already occurred pursuant to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Restaurant Law Center v. U.S.
Posted: | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
Posted: | Littler Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
DOL issued new guidance, Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers. These non-binding “Best Practices” are intended to serve as a roadmap for developers and employers to implement eight principles set forth in earlier DOL guidance on AI.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
The Schedule A list of occupations that do not require the employer to conduct a labor market test (a PERM labor certification) as part of a green card application process has not been updated in at least 20 years. Almost a year ago, in December 2023, the Department of Labor
Posted: | Littler Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
On September 24, 2024, the U.S.
Posted: | Littler Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
As of July 1, 2024, the Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Data Center website (FLCDataCenter.com) will be discontinued and will not be available for providing prevailing wage data for occupations. Prevailing wage information is required for permanent and temporary foreign labor certification processes as well as for various non-immigrant temporary work
Posted: | Littler Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
The DOL issued guidance for businesses that create or deploy AI in the workplace. The White House issued a separate fact sheet concerning “critical steps to protect workers from risks of artificial intelligence.” Both documents are non-binding but indicate the federal government is taking an increased interest in AI in