On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the opinion Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The holding of the Dobbs case eliminates a woman’s federal constitutional right to abortion and therefore returns the abortion issue back to the states to regulate.…
“We are sounding an alarm regarding the dangers tied to blind reliance on AI and other technologies that we are seeing increasingly used by employers.” – Kristen Clarke, DOJ assistant attorney general, during a press call EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on the ADA and the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Algorithms, and Software…
On May 5, a preliminary draft opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson was leaked and published. If the same language in the draft opinion is used in the final opinion, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey would be overturned and would therefore eliminate a…
Self & Level Funded Plan Sponsors Must Submit PCORI Fee by July 31 Each Year Quick Summary What The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee was created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and was effective beginning 2012. Who Employers that sponsor self/level funded plans must submit the fee. Employers that sponsor insured plans need…
There are a number of new health cost transparency obligations imposed upon employers that offer group health plans to employees. Although these rules have been overshadowed by COVID-19, these provisions will have a significant impact on health plans, similar to the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although employers may engage third parties to…
HR Compliance Alert – April 25, 2022 Earlier today, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) once again published an extension in the flexibilities provided and announced in March of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The previous postponement allowed flexibility through the end of April 2022. Today’s announcement cited “continued safety precautions related to…
The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) online portal to submit 2021 EE0-1 reports is now open. The filing deadline is May 17, 2022. It is wise for company representatives (typically a member of the HR team) to start the process now to allow ample opportunity to complete the process in a timely fashion. The EEO-1 report…
Increase in Cyber-Attacks Leads to Influx of New Privacy Data Breach Reporting Obligations Originally published by Fisher Phillips (Monica Snyder Perl), GBS & Leavitt Group’s preferred partner for employment law. Republished with permission. Some content by Leavitt Group. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid growing concerns regarding the threat of…
While it is clear that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes certain disclosure obligations on businesses regarding personal information collected about consumers, businesses often forget that they also have certain disclosure obligations regarding information created by the business about consumers.
On March 10, 2022, the California Attorney General issued an opinion clarifying whether consumers, under the CCPA, have the right to know about “internally generated inferences” created by businesses from either internal or external information sources.
Washington State Employer Update 5 Employer Steps in Response to Washington Legislature Decision on the WA CARES Act and Premiums Governor Jay Inslee signed into law on January 26 the bills swiftly pushed through the legislature that delay the collection of employee premiums under the WA CARES Act until July 1, 2023. What are the five…
Get answers to the critical questions employers have relating to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. How should employers comply? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKq5P0H-dEY Who Should Watch this Webinar This webinar covers a variety of federal COVID-related vaccine and testing rules as well as new stricter California COVID related rules. Thus, some may not be interested in the entire discussion.…
To assist in keeping up with the current on status on each mandate, please refer to the summary below. Note that this issue continues to evolve under each of the three separate mandates. The GBS Compliance will continue to keep you updated. In the meantime, employers who are affected should prepare to comply by the…
This summary has been provided by our preferred partner for employment law, Fisher Phillips, and has been published with their permission. The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion on January 13, 2022 that says the CMS healthcare vaccine mandate can be enforced. This effectively removes the injunctions that had been blocking implementation…
Compliance Update Supreme Court Strikes Down OSHA’s Vaccine ETS: An Employer’s 6-Step Priority List This summary has been provided by our preferred partner for employment law, Fisher Phillips, and has been published with their permission. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) just blocked OSHA’s vaccine ETS from being enforced for the foreseeable future,…