American Health Care Act

Something good for employers in the American Health Care Act

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

HSB Webinar Announcement: What Employers Need to Know About ADA Compliance and TechnologyAI Used in Hiring May Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities; EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance for EmployersHSB DEI Webinar Series: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Employees

Background screening

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

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

AI Used in Hiring May Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities; EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance for EmployersU.S. DOJ Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against California Agricultural CompanyDOJ and DOL Combine Forces to Combat Employment Discrimination Against U.S. Workers

Department of Labor

Bonuses & Calculating an Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay for OvertimeDo I have to pay my summer intern?Webinar Announcement: Correction Programs of the IRS and DOL For Employee Benefit Plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Notice to Employers: EEOC Requires Employers to Remove “EEO is the Law” Poster, Replace it with Revised “Know Your Rights” PosterAI Used in Hiring May Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities; EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance for EmployersEmployers Are Legally Permitted to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations, But Should They?

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)

Newly Proposed Independent Contractor Test under FLSA; Extended Comment PeriodBonuses & Calculating an Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay for OvertimeDo I have to pay my summer intern?

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Facebook Messenger & The FMLAFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Posters, Fact Sheets, Q&A for EmployersCOVID-19 Update: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Takes Effect April 2, 2020

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

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

Immigration

U.S. DOJ Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against California Agricultural CompanyHaynsworth Sinkler Boyd Hosts May Employment Law SeminarNew Travel Authorization Requirement for U.S. Citizens Traveling to Europe

Independent Contractors

New South Carolina Decision Impacts How Employers Classify WorkersBreaking: Department of Labor Withdraws Guidance on Joint Employment, Independent ContractorsGear Up for HSB's 2015 HR Law Updates

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

2020 Employment Law Legislative Update: Podcast and BlogHave you reviewed your employee handbook lately?

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

What Would the Lactation Support Act Mean for SC Employers?An Update from the EEOCGear Up for HSB's 2015 HR Law Updates

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

Knowing Who You Can't Hire

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: Employee Onboarding – The Secret to Retaining TalentHSB Webinar Announcement: What Employers Need to Know About ADA Compliance and TechnologyHSB Webinar Announcement: Employment Contracts – Considerations for Employers

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS for Large Employers but Allows Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Workers to ProceedU.S. Supreme Court Set to Rule on Vaccine MandatesSupreme Court Finds Title VII Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination

Uncategorized

Is "OK Boomer" Really OK?Legal Measures for Protecting Employees from Workplace ViolenceYouTube Shooting Raises Questions on Firearms 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

Wellness

What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19Be Prepared – Resources to Address Domestic Violence in the WorkplaceCourt's Ruling Requiring The EEOC To Reconsider Its "Wellness" Regulations Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing For Employers