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Disregarding Administrative Tax Guidance Aided the IRS in Two Cases and the Taxpayer in a Third Case

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​​​​​​​Three courts - the Supreme Court, the Sixth Circuit, and the Tax Court - recently rejected administrative guidance in tax cases because the guidance was either wrong as applied, unnecessary, or inapplicable. The...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Just Because You Say It, Doesn't Make It So

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Many companies in the technology industry pay workers as “independent contractors” or “1099 workers.” In theory, classifying individuals as independent contractors rather than employees can bestow significant economic...more

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The Death of the Individual Independent Contractor: A Growing Trend Points to an Uncertain Future

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It should come as no surprise that the workplace environment is rapidly changing. In the past, many industries have routinely hired temporary or part time workers and called them independent contractors. After all, it is a...more

Baker Donelson

Employee Health Care Plans: Tips for Navigating the Affordable Care Act Requirements

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The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (the "Act") in a recent decision involving the use of the insurance exchanges. Employers are now certain that they must deal with the requirements of the Act...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

“Heads, You Lose! Tails, I Win!” No Matter Which Way You Play It, The Department Of Labor Interpretation Of Independent Contractor...

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The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” that elucidates the DOL’s views on the issue of who is an employee and who is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more

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DOL Fires Across the Bow of Businesses Underway With Independent Contractor Manpower

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Employee classification issues have been a recurrent topic of ours, and with all the class action litigation arising from independent contractor and other classifications, we have had no shortage of opportunities to remind...more

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