The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that, starting March 31, 2018, it will collect additional pay data from certain employers on their Employer Information Report (commonly referred to as the “EEO-1”). The additional data to be collected ...
New York City and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on October 17, 2016 that they have reached an agreement to revise the City’s flood maps. The move resolves the City’s appeal of preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), which affect thousands of businesses ...
On October 11, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a detailed opinion vacating a $103 million fine levied by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against PHH Corporation, a mortgage lending and servicing company.
In PHH Corporation v. Consumer ...
The New Jersey Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the minimum wage rate will increase by six cents from $8.38 to $8.44 an hour, effective January 1, 2017. As the New Jersey minimum wage rate will continue to be higher than the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 an hour, New Jersey employers ...