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American Health Care Act

Something good for employers in the American Health Care Act

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Pitfalls: What Employers Get Wrong (Even When They Think They Are Right)HSB Webinar Announcement: FMLA and ADA ComplianceNavigating Pregnancy and Postpartum Employment Laws in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers

Background screening

Webinar: Drug Testing in the CBD/Marijuana EnvironmentWill South Carolina Ban the Box?Knowing Who You Can't Hire

COVID-19

HSB Employment Law Webinar Announcement: What Employers Need to Know About the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This YearU.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS for Large Employers but Allows Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers to Proceed

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Travel Ban & DACA UpdatesU.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision on DACAMistaken Identity?

Department of Education

What Can Employers Glean from the DOE's and the DOJ's Position on the Provision of Transgender Bathrooms under Title IX?

Department of Health and Human Services

President Trump’s First Official Action regarding the Affordable Care Act

Department of Homeland Security

Yesterday’s SCOTUS Ruling on the Travel BanProposed Termination of International Entrepreneur Parole ProgramDefining a “Bona Fide Relationship” – the Latest with Trump’s Travel Ban

Department of Justice

HSB Webinar Announcement – DEI Under Scrutiny: Interpreting the Latest EEOC and DOJ GuidanceEEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related DiscriminationAI Used in Hiring May Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities; EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance for Employers

Department of Labor

$44K and $59K FLSA Thresholds Struck Down by Texas District CourtDOL Raises Salary Thresholds for Exempt WorkersHSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Independent Contractor Relationships

Discrimination

HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Updates and Essentials in Maintaining Your Employee Handbooks

Diversity

Supreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination ClaimsEEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related DiscriminationHSB Webinar: Employment-based Immigration and Employer Compliance Update

Employment Law

2025’s Turning Point: What HR Leaders Can Learn from the EEOC and the Big Beautiful BillHSB Webinar Announcement: Understanding Employee Free Speech Rights in the Modern WorkplaceThe Death of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule—And the Birth of a New Enforcement Era

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

2025’s Turning Point: What HR Leaders Can Learn from the EEOC and the Big Beautiful BillHSB Webinar Announcement: EEOC and Wage Law UpdatesEEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the Workplace

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

Know Your Liabilities in the Case of a Data Breach

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Can Background Checks be Conducted on Current Employees?Job Applicant Background Checks: Are You Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act?

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

What Employers Need to Know About Shifting Caselaw and Legislation$44K and $59K FLSA Thresholds Struck Down by Texas District CourtDOL Raises Salary Thresholds for Exempt Workers

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

HSB Webinar Announcement: FMLA and ADA ComplianceNavigating Pregnancy and Postpartum Employment Laws in the Workplace: A Guide for EmployersDOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA Posters

Fourth Circuit

How Will SCOTUS’ Upcoming Cases Affect Title VII?Are Unpaid Interns Employees Under the FLSA?Failure to Accommodate Sincere Religious Beliefs Can Be a Costly Mistake for Employers

Harassment

What Employers Need to Know About Shifting Caselaw and LegislationHSB Webinar Announcement: Aligning Investigations and Policies with 2024 EEOC Standards: A Toolkit for HR ProfessionalsLove is Blind.

Health Licensing

Knowing Who You Can't Hire

HIPAA

Health Information Privacy: Are Your Employees Putting You at Risk?Know Your Liabilities in the Case of a Data BreachDOMA and The Other Shoe

Hiring Process

HSB Webinar Announcement – Hiring from a Competitor: Legal Risks, Recent Verdicts and Risk Mitigation StrategiesCompliance Checklist for Employers with Out-of-State Remote EmployeesFederal Trade Commission Proposes Banning Non-Competes

HR News

2025’s Turning Point: What HR Leaders Can Learn from the EEOC and the Big Beautiful BillHSB Webinar Announcement: Understanding Employee Free Speech Rights in the Modern WorkplaceEEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the Workplace

Immigration

HSB Webinar: Employment-based Immigration and Employer Compliance UpdateHSB Webinar Announcement: Immigration Law Update, Including the Latest on H-1B Visa FilingsDomestic H-1B Visa Renewal Pilot Program Expected to Start January 2024

Independent Contractors

2023 Employment Law Hot TopicsNew South Carolina Decision Impacts How Employers Classify WorkersBreaking: Department of Labor Withdraws Guidance on Joint Employment, Independent Contractors

Investigations

Wrapping up 2023 with our Top 4 Employment Law Questions of 20238 Steps to Conducting More Effective and Efficient Workplace Investigations, Best Practices2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This Year

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

HSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Independent Contractor RelationshipsBeyond the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know About the Latest Non-Compete Proposed RulesEssentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates

Ninth Circuit

Defining a “Bona Fide Relationship” – the Latest with Trump’s Travel BanNext Stop: The United States Supreme Court

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS for Large Employers but Allows Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers to ProceedOSHA Vaccine Mandate Back On: What You Need to KnowMandatory Vaccines for Healthcare Workers Put on Pause

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

What Would the Lactation Support Act Mean for SC Employers?IRS Pressing Forward with ACA PenaltiesMore ACA: President Trump's Termination of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Navigating Pregnancy and Postpartum Employment Laws in the Workplace: A Guide for EmployersWhat Would the Lactation Support Act Mean for SC Employers?An Update from the EEOC

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

EEOC Finalizes Pregnancy Workers Fairness ActWrapping up 2023 with our Top 4 Employment Law Questions of 2023Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates

Retirement Plan

Can employers face liability when a cyber-attacker steals funds from an employee's individual 401(k) account?The SECURE Act 2.0 Makes Major Changes to Retirement Plan Law

S.C. Court of Appeals

When Social Media, Politics and the Workplace CollideNew South Carolina Decision Impacts How Employers Classify Workers

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

Webinar Announcement: Unemployment Fraud: What Can Employers Do to Stop UI Fraud?Additional Guidance on CARES Act Unemployment Programs and COVID-19 Support PaymentsResponding to SCDEW: The Payoff for Employers

S.C. Medicaid

What Employers Need to Know About Special Enrollment for Employees Formerly on MedicaidKnowing Who You Can't Hire

S.C. Supreme Court

Beyond Silence: South Carolina Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Acceptance in Employment Arbitration AgreementsIs "OK Boomer" Really OK?Duty of Care Owed To Employee Subjected To Drug Testing

SC Department of Health and Environmental Control

DHEC Issues New Guidance for EmployersThe Map for Financial Recovery During the COVID-19 PandemicWhat Employers Need to Know About COVID-19

SC Department of Health and Human Services

Knowing Who You Can't Hire

Seminars and Continuing Education

HSB Webinar Announcement: Understanding Employee Free Speech Rights in the Modern WorkplaceHSB Webinar Announcement: EEOC and Wage Law UpdatesHSB Webinar Announcement – Hiring from a Competitor: Legal Risks, Recent Verdicts and Risk Mitigation Strategies

Trade Secrets

Don’t Bring That in Here: Special Considerations in Hiring Competitor Employees

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination ClaimsWhat Employers Need to Know About Shifting Caselaw and LegislationSCOTUS Issues New Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodation Requests

Uncategorized

EEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the WorkplaceHSB Webinar: Employment-based Immigration and Employer Compliance UpdateHSB Webinar Announcement: Politics in the Workplace

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Revised Form I-9 ReleasedDOJ and DOL Combine Forces to Combat Employment Discrimination Against U.S. WorkersRecent Changes to USCIS Policies May Impact Foreign Students

USERRA

HSB DEI Webinar Series: Supporting Veterans and Reservists in the WorkplaceFive USERRA Responsibilities Employers Should Know Regarding Soldiers in the Workplace

Wage Equality

Pay Equity in South Carolina - Part 1 of HSB’s DEI Series2020 Employment Law Legislative Update: Podcast and BlogSouth Carolina’s Pay Equity Act the First of Its Kind

Wellness

HSB Webinar Announcement: A Grief Journey Towards RecoveryWhat Employers Need to Know About COVID-19Be Prepared – Resources to Address Domestic Violence in the Workplace