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The case outlined how Wells Fargo used Express Scripts as its pharmacy benefit manager without competitive bidding and permitted enormous markups.

Restricting the forced early applications to the Social Security disability benefits program is a common-sense reform and could bring about real and meaningful change in the lives of occupationally disabled workers.

“It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie," U.S. District Judge William Alsup said.

Some employers see "stay-or-pay" contract terms as a way to keep workers on the job longer at a time when traditional noncompete clauses are falling out of favor, said Jonathan Harris, a law professor who studies such agreements.

The executive order and related changes impact not only federal employers but also private businesses, government contractors and educational institutions.

A good compliance program takes both reactive and proactive approach to ensure that the organization is up to date and meets disclosure requirements in the states where the organization operates and currently has employees and in states where its next employees may be. 

More employers who are dismissing workers are opting to deliver the bad news remotely, but a face-to-face meeting is seen as reducing the chance of future litigation.

More than 600,000 American companies could be at risk of fines, legal penalties and fiduciary failure for failing to auto-enroll, offer qualified investments or transmit payments on time, according to Abernathy Daley 401k Consultants.