Tag: legal

February 7, 2023

An employee who alleged that he was fired for disclosing violations of federal law to his supervisor and to a third-party contractor could go forward with his claim for retaliation under the California Whistleblower Protection Act, a federal appeals court […]

February 7, 2023

Case developments last month involved independent contractor misclassification lawsuits in the Southwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic states. While more IC misclassification lawsuits have been brought in California than any other state, a quick search of our 250-plus posts published since we […]

February 7, 2023

On February 1, the NAIC’s Privacy Working Group’s new privacy model germinated. After months of development, the exposure draft, titled “Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Model Law #674” (Proposed Model), has finally reached daylight. The Proposed Model is intended to replace […]

February 2, 2023

Two Minnesota men are under investigation for collecting fees to gamble in casinos on behalf of others. The scheme in question, according to the Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division, involves a suburban Minneapolis man, sometimes aided by his brother, […]

February 1, 2023

SPACs, or special acquisition corporations, were all the rage in 2020 and 2021, including investors such as sports icons and media moguls. Also referred to as “blank-check companies,” SPACs offer an alternative way for private firms to go public and […]

January 26, 2023

New York and Massachusetts are the latest states to introduce tax legislation targeting digital advertising and data collection. Like the similar bills introduced earlier in Connecticut, New York, and Indiana, proposals similar to these latest New York and Massachusetts bills […]

January 23, 2023

The new year has already seen a flurry of state privacy law activity, with legislators in at least nine states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee) proposing new comprehensive privacy legislation. Some states’ bills represent […]

January 19, 2023

1. Business Registration Requirements Employers must always evaluate whether hiring an employee in a given state means the employer is “conducting business” in that state. The answer to this query varies state-by-state but often depends on the employee’s role within […]

January 19, 2023

1. Donating the Proceeds of The Tip Jar While the concept is benevolent (hey, who doesn’t like donating to a noteworthy charity?), it’s risky to divert tips that are owed to employees to any source other than the employees themselves. […]

January 18, 2023

1. Keep pricing and quotas reasonable Many companies try to raise their prices or sales quotas when they hit challenging times, but this is usually unwise. Companies need to recognize that customers feel the pinch just as much as they […]

January 17, 2023

Internships are a great way for students to build new skills and gain experience. Although interns are often unpaid, internship programs are still subject to federal and state labor laws. Whether you are a new startup or a seasoned business […]

January 17, 2023

With the onset of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 variant, more employees are in need of time off from work this winter to recover from unfortunate illness. Below is a quick update for employers on the current state of COVID-19 paid leave […]

January 12, 2023

While we continue to absorb the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s recent expansion of its authority to include awards for consequential damages in unfair labor practice (ULP) cases, there are other significant pro-union decisions and directives that need […]

January 9, 2023

First Amendment Right to Free Speech The Bill of Rights is made up of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution (But you knew that already, right?), including the First Amendment. In 1969, the Supreme Court decided that the […]

January 9, 2023

We summarize here what we believe are the top 5 Alabama tax cases decided in the past year that would interest our CPA readers. Not surprisingly, almost all are Alabama Tax Tribunal rulings, so in those instances we deleted that […]

December 29, 2022

The Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act, Act No. 114-2022 (Act 114), seeks to protect students and recent graduates by guaranteeing paid internships and establishing other legal rights for interns. The law follows one passed in September 2022 to expand coverage […]

December 29, 2022

As we detailed in a recent Thomson Reuters article, wage transparency laws have become the latest trend in US workplace-related legislation. Such laws have, to date, been enacted in noteworthy locales such as California, Colorado and New York City. On […]

December 23, 2022

On Jan. 1, 2023, both the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Act (VCDPA) come into effect, introducing new and updated data privacy and security obligations to covered entities. As these acts will apply to private […]

December 14, 2022

Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, Pennsylvania workers who are out of work due to a work-related injury do not receive one hundred percent of their wages. Instead, they receive as compensation a portion of their wages as set forth […]

December 12, 2022

LOOKING TO THE 118th CONGRESS: The Congressional deck was reshuffled in interesting and unexpected ways last week, with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) notching a win in Georgia’s run-off on Dec. 6 and, later in the week, Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema […]