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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a temporary policy regarding expired documents used for Form I-9 purposes. The Form I-9 is used to verify a new hire's identity and work authorization.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule for determining whether employers qualify as "retail or service" establishments for purposes of an overtime exemption for commission-based employees. The final rule takes effect immediately.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance on recording occupational illnesses related to COVID-19. The guidance took effect May 26, 2020 and remains in effect until further notice.

On May 12, 2020, the IRS released Notices 2020-29 and 2020-33 providing for increased flexibility in relation to Section 125 plans during calendar year 2020.

On April 29, 2020, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the Department of Treasury issued final regulations providing relief for employee benefits plans; employer, labor organizations, and other plan sponsors; plan fiduciaries, participants and beneficiaries; and service providers subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, EBSA issued additional guidance via EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01 and COVID-19 FAQs for Participants and Beneficiaries. Together, the guidance provides important information and relief to help the employee benefits community adapt to this crisis.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that employers won't be required to file an EEO-1 Report in 2020 because of the impact of COVID-19. Instead, the EEOC will collect the EEO-1 data for both 2019 and 2020 in March 2021.

ADP would like to remind you that Memorial Day, Monday May 25, 2020 is a bank holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed as will ADP’s offices.