Compliance Stuff

As return-to-office mandates rise, so, too, do employee requests for telework accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released  guidance  titled “Frequently Asked Questions from the Federal Sector about Telework Accommodations for Disabilities” (FAQs), which address federal government agencies’ rights and obligations regarding providing, modifying, and denying telework as a reasonable accommodation for federal employees with disabilities under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Although the EEOC issued the guidance in the federal-sector context in the wake of President Donald Trump’s  directive  that federal agencies return employees to full-time, in-person work, the FAQs reflect principles that apply equally to private employers under the ADA. 00:00 10:45 Quick Hits The EEOC issued FAQs to assist federal agencies in implementing President Trump’s return-to-of...

According to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), thousands of employers filed for their first Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) between mid-2023 and early 2024. Since employers are required to renew these certificates every two years, that means thousands of employers are already facing a submission deadline to ensure EPRC compliance. Quick Hits In 2021, Illinois amended its Equal Pay Act of 2003, requiring covered employers to submit demographic and wage data to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC). Employers that have one hundred or more Illinois employees must obtain an EPRC. An employer’s EPRC must be renewed every two years. Employers must count employees physically working in Illinois, as well as fully remote employees who report to management in Illinois, to determine if they must file the EPRC application. For the 2025 submission cycle, the IDOL has made a few changes to the data template and submis...

Entities terminated in 2024 are required to file Corporate Transparency Act beneficial ownership information reports, as are administratively dissolved entities. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) recently published updates to its list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to assist entities in complying with the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Principal among these updates was FinCEN’s clarifying requirement that business entities terminated in the year 2024 (whether existing prior to 2024 or formed in 2024) are required to file beneficial ownership information reports (BOIR) under the CTA. This filing requirement also expressly includes BOIR filings for administratively dissolved entities. Each of these concepts were the subject of debate as to their applicability under the CTA prior to this FAQ release, with some conjecture that terminating an entity’s existence prior to its BOIR filing deadline would alleviate...

  Cal/OSHA is responsible for enforcing the requirements of  SB 553 , which will start to be enforceable on July 1, 2024 ( This is posted on our Compliance Calendar ). SB 533 is now codified in  California Labor Code Section 6401.9   Recently, they have published new  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)  to assist employers with Compliance.   Some important pieces, we should consider:   Employers need to provide initial training under their WVPP by July 1, 2024, when enforcement commences.   Employers must ensure their written WVPP “is specific to the hazards and corrective measures for each work area and operation” and not a top-down “corporate plan.”   Animal attacks and other “acts of violence or threat of violence” are included in the definition of workplace violence under the legislation.   Source(s):  JacksonLewis , received on April 4, 2024;  CaseText , accessed on April 5, 2024;  State of California Department of...