The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021, passed on December 27, 2020, is a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines $900 billion […]
Category HR Announcements
New Development: OFCCP Revises its FY2020 CSAL List
Federal contractors just got a bit of good news. On March 2nd, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) […]
Top Developments for Employers Thus Far in 2021
The HR and employment law landscape will undoubtedly change under the new Democratic Biden administration. However, the swiftness with which […]
ACA Reporting Deadlines
The annual ACA reporting deadlines are approaching. Employers who are required to file in paper format (50-249 employees) are required […]
D.C. Passes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In December 2020, the D.C. Council unanimously passed and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed into law the Ban on Non-Compete […]
Permanent Resident Card Extension
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the effective date of certain forms of Permanent Resident Cards (PRC’s) […]
DOL Clarifies Independent Contractor Status
A Final Rule was recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division clarifying the status between […]
EEOC Announces 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Data Collection Schedule
After delaying the opening of the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Data Collection sites due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Equal […]
President Biden Revokes Trump’s Executive Order on Race/Sex Stereotyping
President Biden has issued an Executive Order (EO) reversing the controversial EO 13950 (Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping) that President […]
Can Employers Offer “Cash in Lieu of” Instead of Benefits?
Offering health insurance benefits can be an expensive proposition for employers since they often pay for some of their employees’ […]
2021 Minimum Wage Rates
As a reminder, some states will experience an increase to their minimum wage rate effective January 21, 2021. C2 will […]
Congress Reaches Agreement on Another Covid-19 Stimulus Package
On Sunday evening, December 20th, Congressional leaders announced that they had agreed upon the terms for an additional stimulus package […]