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LegalRoundup:Co-Employment,ImmigrationandMore
LEGALANDREGULATORY
Moderator: FionaCoombe,DirectorofLegalandRegulatoryResearch,CCWP,StaffingIndustryAnalysts
Panelists:§ NinaMarkey,Shareholder&Co-Chair,StaffingIndependentContractors&ContingentWorkersPracticeGroup,LittlerMendelson
§ ChristineSeppala,VP&GeneralCounsel,StrategicStaffingSolutions§ MarkZisholtz,HeadofContingentLaborPracticeGroup,Morris,Manning&Martin,LLP
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LegalDevelopments2017
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LegalDevelopments2017§Wage&hourlaws(FLSA)§ Jointorco-employment§ ICmisclassification§ Immigration§ Healthcarereform
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FLSAOvertimeRuleChanges§ FLSAOvertimeFinalRule2016proposedminimumsalarylevelincreasesfor‘whitecollar’exemptions:From$23,660to$47,476i.e.$913perweek.
§ BlockedbynationwideinjunctionNov.2016,DepartmentofLabor (DOL)initiatedanappealscheduledforOct.3,2017.
§ DOLassertsithasauthoritytosetasalarylevelbyrulemakingandhasconsultedonthelevel.
§ Aug.31,JudgeMazzant invalidatedFinalRulestatingDOLauthoritytodetermineexemptionsmustinvolveaconsiderationofanemployee’sduties.
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MisclassificationandJointEmployment§ DOLannounceswithdrawalofformerWage&HourDivisionAdministrator’sInterpretations2015-1(misclassification)and2016-1(jointemployment)
§ DOLtoreinstateOpinionLettersaddressingspecificquestionsonimplementationofFLSA
§ JointinitiativebetweenDOL,IRSand37stateauthoritiestocombatmisclassificationisstillinplace
§ EmployerslegalobligationsunderFLSAareunchanged
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HealthcareReform§ AttemptstorepealcorecomponentsofthePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct(ACA)havefailedsofar
§ HousepassedH.R.1628AmericanHealthCareAct(AHCA)onMay4,2017
§ SenatepresentedBetterCareReconciliationActof2017July13,2017
§ Bothproposedrepealofindividualandemployermandates,replacingthesewithincentivestomaintaincoverage
§ “Skinnyrepeal”billrejectedbySenateJuly28,2017
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Immigration§ FY2018cap85,000capreachedwithinfourdaysinApril2017
§ Entry-levelcomputerprogrammerwillnolongerqualifyasa“specialtyoccupation”
§ ExecutiveOrder“BuyAmericanandHireAmerican”April18,2017orderedamulti-agencyreviewoftheprogramwithproposalsforreform
§ Fourbipartisanreformbills:proposinganincreasetothesalarythreshold;givingpreferencetoUS-educatedforeignstudents,andstart-upsetc.
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Comingup…§ LunchtimeCollaboration12:00-1:30PM| DallasFoyer
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