March 2021 has been a busy month in Washington, D.C. In addition to the passage of the American Rescue Plan (which includes tax updates relevant to employers), there have been three notable developments in the labor and...more
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The “joint employer” test, which determines which organizations are liable for employee discrimination, wage and hour, and labor law claims, has in many ways resembled a game of legal “Whack-A-Mole” over the years. Indeed,...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum deferring certain payroll tax obligations for employees from September 1 through December 31, 2020. The memo permits employees to defer payment of the 6.2%...more