On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, signed the state’s 2018-2019 budget bill. Going far beyond simple dollars-and-cents issues, the law also includes sweeping changes to the state’s sexual harassment law. Of particular note to employers, the law requires … […]
In an April 3, 2018, announcement, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicated that it had reached a settlement with two of the world’s largest rail equipment suppliers, Knorr-Bremse AG and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, in a lawsuit alleging … […]
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Act) on December 22, 2017. The Act contains a provision that will change how employers are taxed when settlement is reached in sexual harassment … […]
The primary focus of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) by the United States Congress is reducing corporate and individual income taxes. However, a number of the Act’s provisions affect employee benefit programs, most of which begin on … […]
Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Michael Oreskes, Brett Ratner, Louis C.K., Charlie Rose, and Matt Lauer are names we have become too familiar with over the past few months. Employers should keep in mind that social norms that are generally recognized … […]
Russell Kennedy Lawyers, the Ally Law member firm located in Melbourne and Canberra, Australia, has published its Doing Business and Investing in Australia Guide providing a general overview of the key legal issues of which foreign organisations should be aware … […]
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) have announced the various retirement plan benefit and employment tax limits for 2018. Ally Law member Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has prepared a user-friendly synopsis and comparison of … […]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the Department of Homeland Security component overseeing lawful immigration to the U.S. See USCIS website.The USCIS took over many administrative functions formerly carried out by the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization … […]
Restrictive employment agreements such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are generally disfavored in the United States. Recent developments in several states demonstrate that you, as an employer, must ensure that such agreements are reasonable in scope and supported by consideration … […]
Even when care is taken to structure a business acquisition, including attempts to limit or avoid the potential liabilities of the acquired company, the transaction can result in the purchaser succeeding to unexpected employment claims. A purchaser of the assets … […]
