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Remote Employees & Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employers with remote employees has significantly increased. Employers are reminded to monitor employment laws and ensure compliance in all jurisdictions in which they have employees performing work. Numerous employment laws—such as non-discrimination, anti-harassment, wage and hour, and leaves of absence—may cover employees performing work in remote locations, regardless of whether the employer has a physical presence there. This summary focuses solely on sexual harassment and bystander intervention training requirements in select jurisdictions.
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Be Aware and Be Prepared: Data Privacy and Employee Benefits
Data privacy concerns continue to grow. For many businesses, employee benefits are a major source of sensitive data subject to growing risks. Here are some key privacy considerations from an employee benefits perspective.
Knowing what benefits data your business has is a critical first step. Benefits information often includes names, personal contact information, beneficiary designations, Social Security Numbers, banking information, and information about spouses and dependents. This is why benefits information creates so many risks for businesses and opportunities for bad actors. Once you know what data you have, knowing who sends, receives, and accesses that data is critical to compliance and risk reduction.
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DOL’s Controversial Retirement Security Rule Faces Immediate Legal Challenge
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued updates to the investment advice fiduciary regulation, formally called the “Retirement Security Rule” and generally referred to as the “DOL Fiduciary Rule.” These updates, generally effective September 23, 2024 (a one-year transition period extends the effective date for some provisions into 2025), will have broad implications in the insurance and financial services industries. With the ink barely dry, the first legal challenge to the Retirement Security Rule has been filed. (Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice Inc. v. DOL, complaint filed 5/2/24)(FACC Litigation.)
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