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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 – Fundamentals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Best Practices for ComplianceDOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA PostersPregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other Laws

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

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

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Requirements: Are all employees entitled to a raise?HSB Employment Law Webinar Announcement: What Employers Need to Know About the End of the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyDOL Issues Important Opinion Letter on FMLA

Diversity

2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This Year6 Ways Employers Can Recognize and Celebrate JuneteenthHSB DEI Webinar Announcement: Creating an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplace and What Employers Need to Know About Transition

Employment Law

HSB Webinar Announcement – Fundamentals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Best Practices for ComplianceHurricane Season – 5 Things Employers Should Review Ahead of Any Major StormWhat does AI mean for HR?

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

What does AI mean for HR?2022 EEO-1 Deadline DelayedSCOTUS Issues New Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodation Requests

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)

DOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA PostersWhat do the PUMP Act and PWFA mean for employers?2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This Year

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

DOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA PostersPregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other LawsHSB Webinar Announcement: Employer Considerations When Handling FMLA Leave and ADA Accommodation Requests

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

Biden to Sign Law Ending Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment CasesShould You Look Outside Your Organization to Investigate a Sexual Harassment Complaint?

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

Compliance Checklist for Employers with Out-of-State Remote EmployeesFederal Trade Commission Proposes Banning Non-CompetesHSB Webinar Announcement: Employee Onboarding – The Secret to Retaining Talent

HR News

What does AI mean for HR?SCOTUS Issues New Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodation RequestsDeplete the Non-Compete – Employer Takeaways from the Latest NLRB Memo

Immigration

HSB Webinar Announcement: Back to Normal? Immigration in the Post-COVID Business EnvironmentU.S. DOJ Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against California Agricultural CompanyHaynsworth Sinkler Boyd Hosts May Employment Law Seminar

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

2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This YearA Checklist for Conducting Workplace Investigations

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

What does AI mean for HR?Deplete the Non-Compete – Employer Takeaways from the Latest NLRB MemoNLRB Rules Nondisclosure and Nondisparage Provisions Unlawful in Severance Agreements

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

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

HSB Webinar Announcement – Fundamentals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Best Practices for Compliance

Retirement Plan

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

Is "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 – Fundamentals of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Best Practices for ComplianceHSB Webinar Announcement – Conducting Workplace Investigations: What HR Managers Need to KnowMid-Year Labor Market Update for Employers

Trade Secrets

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

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS Issues New Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodation RequestsU.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 Mandates

Uncategorized

2022 EEO-1 Deadline DelayedHSB Webinar Announcement: What does the SECURE Act 2.0 mean for employers and retirement plan compliance?Is "OK Boomer" Really OK?

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

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

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