Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

from April 2023. In his autumn budget address to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt (pictured) stated that he had accepted recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission to increase the national living wage to £10.42 for 2023, representing a pay rise of more than £1,600 for the average full-time employee.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has issued guidance for workplaces as a first step toward formulating and approving standards for Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert certifications. New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission issues guidance for workplaces , Workers' Compensation Blog, Sept.

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Florida Workers' Comp

MAY 12, 2024

Judges in Florida are subject to a process of discipline that includes the Judicial Qualifications Commission or JQC. Complaints can be lodged there and the Commission is charged with investigation and recommendation. 2023-153 re: Hon. The Commission concluded that the judge was "counseled repeatedly without result.”

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 1, 2023

There was a meeting of the Nominating Commission in Orlando , with the renomination of four JCCs, and three candidates for the new (fourth) JCC position in West Palm Beach (to accommodate the workload from closures in Melbourne and Port St. I sit on January 1, 2023 and reflect on a tumultuous and in many ways devastating 2022.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For more information from the NYSE, please refer to the following e-mail blasts sent by the NYSE on September 8, 2023 and October 12, 2023. The Listing Manager can be accessed through this link. We note that Nasdaq has not announced any similar requirement at this time, and we are monitoring for any further updates.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 6, 2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed an expansive new rule which would impose a near-complete ban on the use of noncompetes (the “Proposed Rule”) by employers. The FTC’s notice of the Proposed Rule is the first step in the rulemaking process.

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Money Talk

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With 2023 tax season well underway, now is a good time to examine income tax rates, which are a percentage of taxpayers’ income that is taxed. Examples include salary, wage, commission, bonus, and tip income, rents and royalties, interest, and required minimum distribution (RMD) withdrawals from tax-deferred retirement savings accounts (e.g.,

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Money Talk

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While taxpayers have until the tax filing deadline in April 2023 to contribute to an individual retirement account (IRA) for 2022, many people prefer to make all of their current year tax-saving moves before year-end. Securities and Exchange Commission website. For additional information about IRAs, review this U.S.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

In 2022, the Brighton based firm launched its new dedicated B2E (business to employee) comms division in light of research it commissioned which revealed a gap in the market, particularly for FM firms, many of which are struggling to unite dispersed teams in the era of hybrid working and talent shortages.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A new research report commissioned by global HR technology and employee engagement company Reward Gateway calls for HR managers to include practical, human-centered solutions in their core strategy for 2023 to boost engagement. Click here to download the report.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 19, 2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from using noncompete agreements with their employees or independent contractors.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

News of the restructuring efforts followed the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 Expedia earnings call where the company actually presented pretty strong performance numbers. Some estimates like that by Skift put the Expedia layoffs 2023 numbers at around 100 employees, so the job slashes are set to be significantly larger this time around.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JUNE 15, 2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved amendments to clawback policy listing standards proposed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) that extend the effective date of the exchanges’ respective listing standards to October 2, 2023.

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cipHR

APRIL 12, 2023

The gender pay gap reporting requirements apply to private- and voluntary-sector organisations with a headcount of 250 or more employees at the ‘snapshot date’ of 5 April 2023, and most public-sector organisations with 250 employees or more at 31 March 2023. Can the data be submitted earlier than the deadline date?

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 21, 2024

See The Donut Hole (February 2023), The 800-Pound Gorilla (April 2024), A Social Media Post (February 2024), and A Reminder of the Value of Mentoring (September 2016). For me, the Forum concluded Friday morning with the Statewide Nominating Commission voting to nominate nine judges for reappointment.

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cipHR

DECEMBER 16, 2022

So for private companies and charities the gender pay gap deadline is 5 April 2023, and public-sector organisations must report by 31 March 2023. . Employer that fail to report on time, or report inaccurate infomration, risk facing enforcement action from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In Missouri, applications for Commission review, when sent by USPS, are “deemed to be filed as of the date they are endorsed by the United States post office on the envelope or container in which such paper is received ” [§ 287.480 R.S.Mo.]. 21, 2023)]. The Commission received the October 29 mailing on November 1.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Signed into law in 2022 by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York’s pay transparency law in 2023 is all set to go. New York’s pay transparency law in 2023 applies to a larger number of businesses as laws from previous states were directed at employers with 15 or more employees. What Is Included under the Pay Transparency Law?

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 28, 2022

New and expanded sections I nfectious diseases and pandemics including COVID-19 and coronavirus Medical Marijuana cost reimbursement Medical cost containment The new Workers’ Compensation Study Commission Federal trends on privacy Federal benefit programs The Defense Base Act Prototype universal occupational healthcare Collateral Medical Reimbursement (..)

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 11, 2024

Under WGGB’s UK Theatre Agreement, playwrights will receive a 10% rise in minimum fees , with 6% backdated to 1 May 2023 and a further 4% from 1 May. The increase means that for writers of a commissioned play that has been accepted by a theatre, minimum fees will now be £2,591.30, £2,071.16 This was applied from April 2023.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 24, 2023

It has been one year today (24 May 2023), since the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a new policy called the EU Policy Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, to help the European Union accelerate total decarbonisation of buildings and construction — the most heavily emitting sector in the world.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On November 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published the final clawback rules (the “Final Rules”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) in the Federal Register. November 28, 2023 : Outside date for the exchanges’ listing standards to become effective.

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

LLC , 2023 Mo. 21, 2023)]. The court stressed that the Commission could not be required to speculate as to the reasons the claimant had sought review. On September 16, 2022, Chuhan, through her “new” counsel, filed an Application for Review with the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. Ergosafe Prods.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JUNE 8, 2023

As described in Part 4 of our 2022 end of year plan sponsor “to do” list , on October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission published the final clawback rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”).

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it received a budget boost and has a new board member, breaking a deadlock that’s been going on for nearly a year. The EEOC’s budget for 2024 increased $26 million, or 6%, from 2023. Employers should brace for increased enforcement by the U.S.

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Money Talk

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

salary/wages, interest income, short-term capital gains, and RMDs (withdrawals) from tax-deferred retirement plans) in 2022 and 2023 are 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37%. Ordinary Income Tax Rate - The seven federal income tax brackets for ordinary income (e.g., Income taxes are progressive (i.e.,

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The report – Working for the Future – is published alongside the launch of a new Commission on the Future of Employment Support that aims to work over the next eighteen months to gather evidence and develop proposals for far-reaching reform.

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HR Digest

JUNE 9, 2023

The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2023, prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on their weight or height in hiring, firing, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment. New York City has become the first major city in the United States to ban weight and height discrimination.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues seeing a steady flow of complaints for one of the more common forms of workplace bias — age discrimination. The number of court filings the EEOC made under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in fiscal year 2023 was more than double that of fiscal year 2022.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 9, 2023

An Arkansas appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to a registered nurse, who worked in a supervisory position, for injuries she sustained when she tripped on a sidewalk at work, finding the Commission’s decision was supported by substantial evidence [ CHI St. Code Ann. §

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 11, 2023

LEXIS 362 (July 5, 2023)]. The employee’s failure to request Full Commission review within 15 days meant the Commission’s subsequent dismissal of her appeal was proper. The employee’s failure to request Full Commission review within 15 days meant the Commission’s subsequent dismissal of her appeal was proper.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 17, 2023

3d 1148 (Idaho 2023)]. The Court said that only the Commission had the authority to adjudicate medical exam disputes under the statutes. Only the Commission was empowered to order the implementation of the enforcement mechanisms in Idaho Code § 72-434. The employee sought intervention from the Commission. Scentsy, Inc. ,

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 9, 2023

LEXIS 175 (May 2, 2023)]. The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission found the ex parte contact violated the IME order. The Commission also determined the claimant suffered a 40 percent loss of industrial use of his left lower extremity. State Hosp. The Hospital cross-appealed the finding of loss of industrial use.

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The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Young , 2023 UT 21 (Sept. 28, 2023)]. Background The Utah Labor Commission awarded Robyn Young benefits stemming from injuries she suffered when she worked for Granite School District (Granite). The Act assigned the Labor Commission exclusive jurisdiction to resolve such questions.

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 21, 2023

Industrial Comm’n , 2023-Ohio-1620, 2023 Ohio LEXIS 994 (May 17, 2023)]. The commission also stated that case law had not extended the language of R.C. 10th District Court Reverses Commission Carpenter sought review from the Tenth District, which concluded that because the last paragraph of R.C. McDonald v.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 23, 2023

1:22-cv-01384 (CJN) , 2023 U.S. 15, 2023)]. The court stressed that WMATA had pointed to no authority—and the court found none—that would have allowed Collins to assert his Rehabilitation Act claim before the Commission. . § 794(a)], sue his employer for its alleged failure to accommodate his sleeping disorder [ Collins v.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 8, 2022

International recruitment firm STR Group has given its workforce a pay rise worth 5%, an investment of more than £250,000, as of 1 January 2023. Eligible employees are now able to earn commission on all billings, rather than those above a specific threshold. The new commission scheme is also better in every way for me.

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