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IRS Announces Increased Audits on Corporate Jet Usage

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

FAA Proposes Rules for Powered-Lift Aircraft Operations and Pilot Certification

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

Many Corporate Aircraft Operators are Operating Illegally Without Realizing it – The Flight Department Company Trap

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

100 Percent Bonus Depreciation Phase-Out for Certain Corporate Aircraft Begins January 1, 2023

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

Pilot Records Database Compliance Deadline for Certain Part 91 Operators is June 10. Is Your Company Ready?

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

OFCCP Finally Releases Timeline for Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Verification Portal

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

OFCCP Scheduling List Updated March 2021 – Is Your Company Scheduled for Audit?

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

4/16/2021  /  Audits , Federal Contractors , OFCCP

OFCCP Indicates Intent to Rescind Trump-Era Rule Expanding Exemptions for Religious Contractors

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

Return to Work Analysis for Vulnerable Employees During COVID-19

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 Your Corporate Flight Department Match the FAA's Requirement for Commercial Pilots to Retire at Age 65?

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

Lessons From the Ezekiel Elliott Arbitration

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

The Working Families Flexibility Act – Congress’s First Step to Helping Employers Manage Overtime Costs

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

Potty Wars: North Carolina Doubles Down on Transgender Bathroom Law

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

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