The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release on February 21, 2024, announcing its plans to initiate a campaign conducting "dozens of audits" of large corporations and high-income taxpayers, focusing on their...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in June for alternative certification standards for pilots operating powered-lift aircraft, as well as specific operating rules for...more
The flight department company trap is a unique facet of aviation law that takes the liability protection of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and turns the LLC into a liability itself. If your aircraft is owned by an LLC and...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in 2018, extended bonus depreciation through 2026 and increased first-year bonus depreciation to 100 percent for assets placed in service after September 27, 2017. While the buyers of...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the final rule for the establishment of a new electronic pilot records database (PRD) on May 25, 2021, with the goal of providing transparency on pilot training deficiencies,...more
Government contractors have been waiting for months on news from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regarding the still non-functional AAP Verification Interface. The portal, which is intended to...more
The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) periodically releases "Scheduling Lists" to notify the public which companies are scheduled for audit. The size and frequency of the...more
With the new Biden Administration now in place, including the recent appointment of Jenny Yang as the new Director of the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP), government contractors...more
As phased reopening of the economy occurs during COVID-19, some employees may be fearful to return to work. While fear alone is not a sufficient legal basis to remain at home, a medically vulnerable employee or an employee...more
Can an employer impose a maximum age requirement for pilots operating private aircraft under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) to retire at age 65 similar to that imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration...more
The U.S. Supreme Court held today, June 3, 2019, that the requirement set forth in Title VII for a complainant to file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC and go through the administrative process prior to suit is...more
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As most football fans know, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys’ star running back Ezekiel Elliott for the first six games of the 2017 – 2018 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. His suspension was based on...more
While President Obama’s landmark overtime expansion is pending in a Texas federal court, on May 2, 2017, the Republican House passed the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R.1180/S.801) by a vote of 229 – 197, which would...more
It seems like an odd place to wage a civil rights war, but right now across the country there is a serious debate over public bathroom use. The LGBT community, backed by the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), has taken the...more