Tag: finance

January 20, 2021

Companies are ramping up their financial forecasting and planning to prepare for potential changes to the U.S. tax code under the incoming Biden administration, which are now more likely after Georgia’s runoff elections handed Democrats control of the Senate. Joe […]

January 19, 2021

While global media outlets have focused attention on election security, major U.S. health care facilities have been under direct cyberattacks in recent months. This follows disruptive cyberattacks on municipalities earlier this year. These attacks, and the often short news cycles […]

January 19, 2021

The union filed a petition to represent a unit of roughly seven dockworkers and clerks at the distribution center, but the employer contended that a proper unit must also include seven drivers based at the same facility. Rejecting the employer’s […]

January 15, 2021

The United States Congress has passed several measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic designed to help small businesses, including tax rebates, tax-filing extensions, business loans, emergency relief, and modified tax treatment. Perhaps the most significant benefit, the Paycheck Protection […]

January 15, 2021

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday overhauling the state’s criminal justice system in a sweeping reform. The bill, HB 3653, makes it official misconduct for police officers to fail to use body cameras or intentionally misrepresent facts in police reports […]

January 14, 2021

Courts across the country are discussing security after a news report said pro-Trump groups were considering storming courthouses. The Texas Lawyer spoke with court officials in several states and also cited a statement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. […]

January 13, 2021

If you are paying someone to do regular work in your home, whether a nanny, cook, housekeeper, gardener, or other, you may be liable for taxes. Nanny taxes can comprise up to 13.65% of your employee’s wages, not counting federal […]

January 12, 2021

Microblogging social media company Parler on Monday sued Amazon for terminating its account on Amazon Web Services, an Amazon subsidiary and one of the largest cloud computing companies on the Internet. Parler’s complaint, filed in the US District Court for […]

January 8, 2021

Following up on its proposed rule issued in September 2020, on Jan. 6, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule on worker classification. The final rule, effective March 8, 2021 (60 days from publication in the Federal […]

January 7, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on Jan. 6 clarifying who is an independent contractor versus an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule is slated to take effect March 8, although its […]