Author Archives: Tara Ingalls

Placeholder Image

THE NLRB PROPOSES NEW “AMBUSH” ELECTION PROCEDURES

By: Jonathan T. Swain On February 5, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its intention to reintroduce its proposed revised union election rules which are designed to substantially shorten the time from petition to election. These rules, originally proposed in June of 2011, were invalidated by the federal courts in the Spring of […]

Read more
Placeholder Image

MUCH OF OBAMACARE EMPLOYER MANDATE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 2016

By: Alan M. Levy Most employer mandate penalties for not satisfying Obamacare coverage requirements have now been waived until December 31, 2015. On February 10, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service filed final regulations on “Employer Shared Responsibility” under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), Agency Document Number 2014-03082 (official publication date January 12, 2014). The new […]

Read more
Placeholder Image

2013 SUPER LAWYER DESIGNATIONS

Lindner & Marsack, S.C. proudly announces that eight of its sixteen attorneys have been acknowledged as 2013 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine. “We are among a very small group of firms with at least one-half of its attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers,” said Jonathan T. Swain, President of the firm. He […]

Read more
Placeholder Image

DOL ISSUES GUIDANCE ON RIGHTS OF SAME-SEX SPOUSES FOR ERISA PLANS

By: Alan M. Levy On September 18, 2013 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Technical Release 2013-04 to address ERISA rights for same-sex spouses after the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), invalidated parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Largely consistent with the equivalent discussion […]

Read more
Placeholder Image

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IMPOSING HIRING GOALS FOR VETERANS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO AFFECT APPROXIMATELY 171,000 COMPANIES

By: Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood On August 27, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a Final Rule that makes changes to the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These changes are intended […]

Read more