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Offit Kurman

Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification

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In this episode of OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman delve into the intricate and often confusing topic of independent contractor classification. They discuss the various tests and criteria used at...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (May 4 – 10, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of March 10: Will Congress Avoid a Government Shutdown?

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Both chambers are in session this week, although the House is scheduled to leave early to accommodate the House Democrats’ annual policy retreat.  The focus this week will be on preventing a government shutdown, with federal...more

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Expect Major Changes to Employment Benefits Under the Incoming Trump Administration

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Although President-elect Trump provided few, if any, specific details surrounding his proposed changes to policies affecting employee benefits during his 2024 presidential campaign, employers and employees should expect a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Withdrawal of Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule

On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced it is officially withdrawing, effective May 6, 2021, the rule promulgated under the Trump administration addressing the standard to determine whether an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How to Provide Employees $26,250 in Nontaxable Student Loan Repayment Assistance

The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act, recently passed as part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” has significantly extended the tax exclusions for employer-paid student loan repayment assistance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Retirement Plan Provisions in the New COVID-19 Relief Acts

The recently enacted COVID-19 Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, both of which are part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” includes the following...more

Brooks Pierce

Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

Perkins Coie

Employee Benefit Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Omnibus Bill) on December 27, 2020. The Omnibus Bill has received a great deal of media coverage due to its massive size (nearly 6,000...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Year-End Stimulus Bill Permits, but Does Not Mandate, Extension of FFCRA Leave

Late on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an omnibus stimulus bill. The new legislation contained much needed extensions of unemployment benefits that have supported many Americans who have experienced...more

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FFCRA Leave Extended In New COVID-19 Relief Taking Care of HR Business

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Congress’s 5593-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed by the Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by the President last night (December 27, 2020), includes an extension of employer tax credits for leave provided...more

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Congress Permits Employers to Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave and Claim Tax Credits Through March 31, 2021

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In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus...more

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2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

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Small And Mid-Size Businesses Should be Able to Swiftly Recover the Cost of Providing Coronavirus Related Paid Leave Under the...

Employers with fewer than 500 employees (“Eligible Employers”) are required to provide paid leave for employees on leave due to (1) their own COVID-19 related health needs...more

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DOL and IRS Expand Access to Multiple Employer Plans and Propose to Eliminate the ‘One Bad Apple’ Rule

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Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) published final rules clarifying the circumstances under which “bona fide” groups or associations of employers and professional employer organizations (PEOs) may be permitted to sponsor...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 27

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House and Senate stand in recess during the week of July 4th, and will return to action the following week....more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 24

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced last week that the full House of Representatives will vote this week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Proposed Expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Is This a Game Changer for Employers?

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On October 22, 2018, in perhaps the most significant guidance resulting from President Trump’s 2017 Executive Order 13813, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (“2017 Executive Order”), the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

That possible RMD issue and what it means to you

While President Trump signed an Executive Order that directs the Department of Labor to promulgate regulations to make it easier for companies to join multiple employer plans, he also directed the Internal revenue Service to...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 40

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Fall Agenda. With the Kavanaugh confirmation completed, Senate Republicans want to quickly begin confirming additional circuit court nominees....more

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Executive Order Seeks to Reduce Retirement Plan Burdens and Costs

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On August 31, 2018, President Trump issued an Executive Order on “Strengthening Retirement Security in America.” The Executive Order is intended to set the policy for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the IRS in three...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 32

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Appropriations. The Senate is expected to begin work this week on its next minibus appropriations bill- a package that would contain the Defense and Labor-HHS spending bills....more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 20

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Farm Bill Re-vote? Last week’s vote on the farm bill failed after the Freedom Caucus refused to support the measure. A roll call vote on the motion to reconsider was postponed...more

Fisher Phillips

Web Exclusive: February 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first two months...more

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