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The Very Timely PWA Requirements Finalized

On June 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9998) (the “Final Regulations”) regarding compliance with the prevailing wage...more

Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations for IRA Labor Requirements

On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more

Treasury Issues Initial IRA Labor Guidance

In a surprising release, on November 29, 2022, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Notice 2022-61 (the “Notice”) providing initial guidance on the prevailing...more

[Webinar] The Inflation Reduction Act: What Do Wages and Apprentices Have to Do with Taxes? - November 9th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

Attorneys from our Employment, Labor and OSHA (ELO) and Tax Groups will discuss the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act. Topics will include the requirements necessary to obtain tax...more

D.C. Circuit Weighs in on the NLRB’s Joint-Employer Standard

Consider the following scenario: Your company uses a contractor staffing company to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks at one of its facilities. The contract with the staffing company allows your company to terminate the...more

Federal Contractor Vaccination Deadline Extended to January 4, 2022

The White House has announced that the requirement for covered employees at covered federal contractor workplaces to be fully vaccinated under the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Guidance for Federal Contractors and...more

White House Says December 8 Vaccination Deadline Not a “Cliff” as Florida Sues to Enjoin Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

On October 28, 2021, the State of Florida filed a challenge to the Biden administration’s requirement that employees of federal government contractors be vaccinated by December 8, 2021....more

Biden Administration Raises Minimum Wage For Federal Government Contractors As Congress Mulls $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (the “Order”) increasing the minimum wage for Federal Government contractors and subcontractors from $10.95 per hour to $15.00 per hour. The text of the Order is...more

Fifth Circuit Upends FLSA Collective Action Process

As many readers of this blog know, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employees to sue for overtime and minimum wage violations on behalf of themselves and those “similarly situated” in a “collective action.” FLSA...more

Is Everyone Who Had COVID-19 Now Disabled Under The ADA?

There are still many unknowns when it comes to the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 infections. Although medical studies on these impacts are ongoing, preliminary research indicates that COVID-19 infections may...more

After Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Employers Shouldn’t Forget Their Collective Bargaining Obligations

Even with the economy starting to re-open, many businesses are still struggling to get back on track in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter 11 bankruptcies are up 26 percent over this time last year, a number that...more

So You’ve Got Your PPP Loan. Now What?

After a rough start — including delays in processing applications and distributing funds — small businesses are now receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), the Small Business Administration’s (the...more

Advance Planning For Furloughs or Layoff

As the consequences of COVID-19 and the economic downturn are being more widely felt, employers are increasingly forced to confront tough choices with respect to reduced schedules, employee furloughs and reductions in force....more

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