On March 8, just three days before the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) new joint-employer standard was set to take effect, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for... Read more »
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or the “Board”) issued its heavily-anticipated final rule (the “New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National... Read more »
On January 10, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) released a final rule (the “Final Rule”) addressing how workers are classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Among other things, the... Read more »
On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed amendments to its rules for business combinations under 12 CFR §5.33 involving national banks and federal savings associations,... Read more »
Amendments to the UK real estate investment trust (REIT) rules were introduced in the new Finance Bill 2023-2024, which is expected to become law in the summer of 2024. Published on 29... Read more »
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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released final rule... Read more »
Joy Chin discusses how employers can prepare for responding to employees regarding pay ranges in job ads for comparable roles in “Pay Equity Rule For Contractor Firms Could Nudge Others” published by... Read more »
2024 FINAL RULE OVERVIEW The 2024 final rule sets out that any healthcare entity or individual may file a complaint with HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging a potential violation of... Read more »
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the so-called “36-month rule” to hospices, prohibiting a change in majority ownership of a hospice, as well as the transfer of... Read more »
Alexander MacDonald says its very difficult to classify a worker as an independent contractor for one purpose, but an employee for another, because there are things you have to do with respect... Read more »