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Tax Considerations on Abortion-Related Travel Benefits
Employers that are amending their health benefit plans to facilitate access to abortion will need to consider the tax treatment of abortion-related travel benefits,
PBGC Issues Final Rule on Assistance for Underfunded Union Pension Plans
The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued a final rule implementing changes to the Special Financial Assistance program that will pay billions of dollars to fund
California Proposes Permanent COVID-19 Standard
Recent activity from California officials means that you will need to comply with COVID-19 rules for the next two years. The state released a proposed permanent rule on
Unemployment Claims Edge Up Slightly
States reported that 235,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending July 2. The number of workers continuing to claim unemployment
Germany: Employer to Pay Compensation When Information About Former Employee Left on Company Website
Many companies introduce their employees by name on the company website. When a German employer fails to delete such information promptly after an employee leaves the
Hong Kong: Recommendations Made on Preventing and Responding to Harassment
Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission released the findings of the first-ever “Territorywide Representative Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hong Kong 2021.”
Increased State Minimum Wage Impacts Daily Overtime Rate in Nevada
The Nevada minimum wage increased. Nevada employers may want to note that an increase in the minimum wage rate brings an automatic increase in the daily overtime rate
Louisiana Joins States Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination
On June 21, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of hairstyles or textures historically associated with