The Biden Administration, via its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”), has now provided the guidance with which federal contractor and subcontractors must comply in connection with their contracts and...more
10/5/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Contact Tracing ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
As the national conscience has elevated after the death of George Floyd regarding social justice and racial equality, many employers have begun to self-reflect on their own standing with communities of color and the Black...more
6/19/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Ethnicity ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Leadership ,
Minorities ,
Public Concern ,
Race Relations ,
Racial Bias ,
Senior Managers
In the final part of our Roadmap Series, as employers prepare to transition to on-site operations for segments of their staff, we discuss considerations for COVID-19 related communications to the workforce. We also address...more
Last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that for the three month period from March 17, 2020 to June 17, 2020, it will provide a temporary exemption to certain federal contracting...more
In the aftermath of concerns on student-athlete safety following the death of a Maryland football player during conditioning drills last year, new legislation takes aim by providing protections on the right of college...more
Join me in a discussion on the increasingly nuanced landscape of employee workplace investigations and best practices in managing their effect on corporate brand, attorney-client privilege and obligations to applicable...more
The “intermediate sanctions” rules under Section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code have long governed the payment of compensation to executives of public charities. While these rules are highly prescriptive, if followed, they...more
1/2/2018
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Board of Directors ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Covered Employees ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Excise Tax ,
Executive Compensation ,
Form 990 ,
IRS ,
Nonprofits ,
Remuneration ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
UBTI
As of this writing, it has been over 850 days since UConn women’s basketball team has lost a game. When the Huskies last tasted defeat (in an overtime thriller to Stanford on November 17, 2014), football players at...more
As of this writing, it has been over 850 days since the UConn women’s basketball team has lost a game. When the Huskies last tasted defeat (in an overtime thriller to Stanford on November 17, 2014), football players at...more
3/16/2017
/ Collective Bargaining ,
College Athletes ,
Compensation ,
IRS ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Northwestern University ,
Scholarships ,
Statutory Employees ,
Unions
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service recently issued comprehensive proposed regulations governing nonqualified plans subject to tax under Internal Revenue Code § 457. Code § 457 prescribes the tax rules...more
7/8/2016
/ Deferred Compensation ,
Forfeiture ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 409A ,
Section 457(f) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Vesting
Over the course of this and next week, we will discuss the final overtime rule’s impact and address related workplace issues on which employers should focus in advance of its December 1st implementation date. Today we focus...more
This is the second installment of a series regarding legal issues affecting college athletics that Employment Matters will run during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.
It is no secret that the salaries of coaches...more
This is the second installment of a series regarding legal issues affecting college athletics that will run during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.
It is no secret that the salaries of coaches of high profile...more
This is the first installment of a series regarding legal issues affecting college athletics that Employment Matters will run during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.
Two horrible March Madness brackets ago, we...more
This is the first installment of a series regarding legal issues affecting college athletics that this blog will run during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.
Two horrible March Madness brackets ago, we analyzed the...more
As wise employers focus strategic initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion in the workplace, we periodically receive questions about limitations for proactive approaches in this area. To be clear, companies that...more
Happy New Year from your friends at the OFCCP. This week brings the enforcement of requirements stated under Executive Order 13665, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating or otherwise conducting adverse...more
With stunning speed, the balance of power between collegiate athletes and the institutions they play for has changed. Recent events at the University of Missouri may feel like a tectonic shift but the preceding tremors had...more
In a mild surprise given the current constitution of the Board (read – majority appointed by President Obama), the NLRB declined to assert jurisdiction in ruling on the petition of Northwestern University’s scholarship...more
If you thought the Round of 64 was wild, then wait until you see what happened during the second round. Let’s just say that some shocking upsets left many a bracket busted wide open....more
This past weekend, while college basketball teams across America finished up their conference tournaments, 64 employment law issues played in the first round of our tournament, and boy did it live up to the hype. Filled with...more
3/17/2015
/ At-Will Employment ,
Background Checks ,
Disparate Impact ,
Drug Testing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
OWBPA ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Training Requirements ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Deductions ,
WARN Act
If you are a D.C. employer, temporary staffing agency, contractor or subcontractor, you have yet another wage and hour law to contend with: The Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014. Among other things, the law...more
The advent of a playoff system in Division I FBS college football is not the only new change in intercollegiate athletics. After the most active summer in the history of college sports, the following events will have a large...more
Last week, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley removed Alabama State University Trustee Marvin Wiggins for violating the University’s conflict of interest rules. The removal proved once again that if you are responsible for the...more
In the “quiet” period for intercollegiate athletic competition, compensation to college coaches has taken center stage. During the ongoing trial in the O’Bannon v. NCAA litigation, the plaintiff’s expert economist highlighted...more