Seyfarth Synopsis: A proposed amendment to New York State regulations would eliminate the “tip credit” for a wide variety of workers.... By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
As we reported in a Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter article dated September 30, 2019 titled “IRS Publishes Final Hardship Withdrawal Regulations," the final hardship distribution regulations prescribe dates by which individually designed...
In this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Isabel Dische and Leigh Fraser discuss the three no-action letters that were published by the CFTC on December 17, 2019 to provide relief to market participants as they transition swaps that...
New York State recently enacted a new law (A 6330/S 4278) mandating a study of the proportion of female members on the boards of corporations authorized to do business in the state. To implement the study, the law requires foreign and domestic...
The Ninth Circuit delivered a win for food and beverage companies just in time for the new year in a published opinion in Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., — F.3d —, 2019 WL 7287554 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2019). Plaintiff in Becerra alleged that use...
With the start of the New Year, new state and local minimum wage increases have gone into effect for non-exempt employees across the country.... By: Epstein Becker & Green
On December 20, 2019, the President signed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (the “Act”), which extends the current production tax credit (PTC) for wind for an additional year. The Act extends the wind PTC for facilities...
My friends, as we begin this New Year, it is time we once again talk about legacy. Legacy is about life and living. Legacy concerns what we, in our lives, have learned about the past, given to the living and leave to those in the future to build...
New York employers will soon be required to pay an estimated 70,000 tipped workers the full minimum wage, regardless of any tips received. Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced on December 31 that the New York State Department of Labor is issuing an...
