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#WorkforceWednesday: COVID-19 Executive Actions, Right-to-Sue Notices, and Liability Shields
On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a new memorandum addressing both foreign investment into the United States and outbound investment by US persons. Without imposing immediate legal or regulatory changes, the...more
In this month's edition, we examine the Swiss data protection authority's comments on the validity of its data-sharing framework with the U.S., as well as the European Data Protection Board's guidance on joint controllers and...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to the Secretary of Treasury directing the Department to defer the obligation of employers to withhold, deposit, and pay the employee share of Social Security...more
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on August 8, 2020, directing the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the "withholding, deposit and payment of certain tax obligations." This includes...more
Most employers are expected to pass on the IRS’ offer to temporarily delay collecting Social Security taxes. For background, both employers and employees are generally required to pay a Social Security tax at a flat rate of...more
In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Congress, the executive branch, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have taken several actions intended to provide immediate relief to taxpayers. In...more
On 28 August 2020, the IRS issued eagerly awaited guidance on the implementation of the employee FICA payroll deferral authorized in a Presidential Memorandum (the Memorandum) signed by President Trump on 8 August 2020....more
Section 301 provides the president with broad authority to implement new policies and procedures that could impact reviews of Chinese investment in the United States. The president could rely on the International Emergency...more
On April 11, 2017, we discussed what constitutes Tax Reform. On April 24, 2017, we explored the process by which Tax Reform will likely be created by lawmakers. In our May 3, 2017 blog post, we focused on the likely timing...more
We’ve previously written about the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule, which expands the definition of who is considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”) and the...more