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Perhaps most notable for total rewards professionals are the: ;Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination in numerous areas (e.g., hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, benefits).; ;National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), conducts elections to determine union representation and investigates allegations of unfair labor practices (e.g., wages, pay rates, working hours, work conditions).; ;Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and monitor pension insurance premiums.

The January JW Surety Bonds survey , which polled 310 employers and 710 employees, found that 25% of employers are considering offering housing benefits to employees in 2024.

Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) January rule proposal to ban employers from adding noncompetes to their employment contracts is now facing stiff and steady resistance from employer advocacy groups.

Christine Hendrickson, vice president of strategic initiatives at Syndio, called the EU directive the “ new global high-water mark ” for pay or workplace-equity laws and advised U.S. employers to take note.

Law firms advise Virginia employers to review and update their noncompete agreements to ensure compliance with the new law.

Tesla to Face La wsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination and Harassment A California state court judge has denied Tesla Inc's request to throw out a lawsuit filed by the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) that accuses the electric-vehicle maker of “fostering racial discrimination and harassment at its [Fremont, Calif.] factory,” Bloomberg Law reports .

Save Reuse Permission In the tug-of-war of who has the upper hand in the U.S. labor market — employers or employees — many observers and participants believe the power today is largely back with employers.

By temporarily exempting hiring and retention bonuses and permanently exempting vaccine incentives from “compensation,” the legislature “gave Oregon employers more leeway to award bonuses in today’s challenging environment,” according to JD Supra. 2021 also saw the enaction of a California law that obliges certain employers to annually submit pay data to the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

According to the press release , the guidelines: ;Outline specific types of agreements or business practices that may violate the antitrust laws, such as the use of noncompetes or the sharing of information about wages among employers that compete for workers.; ;Outline agreements and other activities that may lead to criminal liability, including agreements to fix wages or agreements not to poach employees.; ;Explain that false claims about workers’ potential earnings may violate federal law.; ;Provide information about how to report potential antitrust violations to the FTC and DOJ.; “The antitrust laws protect all Americans, including workers, from illegal monopolization, collusion and unfair methods of competition,” FTC chair Lina M.