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New York's Fair Play Act Changes Rules of the Road for the Commercial Goods Transportation Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

The New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act, which takes effect March 11, 2014, will change the commercial delivery landscape in New York by making it harder for companies to treat its drivers as independent contractors...

Employee Benefits Developments - January 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

CASES - Court Finds Former NFL Player’s First Wife Is Surviving Spouse - A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit demonstrates once again the importance of divorcing your first spouse before you marry your second....

10 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Trademark Lawyer: Part 2

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

Hiring a trusted trademark lawyer to guide your brand protection can be daunting. The wrong choice can be costly. In Part 1, we explored the first five things to consider. In Part 2 we explore Nos. 5-10 to consider when engaging a trademark lawyer....

Tax Court Stingier Than IRS

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

Generally, amounts received by an IRA distributee are included in gross income. However, Code Sec. 408(d)(3)(A) avoids gross income if the distributee contributes the received amounts to an IRA, individual retirement annuity, or qualified retirement...

President Obama Announces Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

In his fifth State of the Union speech, President Obama announced that he planned to issue an executive order raising the minimum wage for workers under new federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, up from the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an...

OFCCP CSAL Letters Will Be Released Soon

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) likely will be sending out advanced courtesy notifications (formerly known as Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters or CSALs), to establishments that have been selected to undergo a...

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions - 02/03/14

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

SEC Initiates Enforcement Action Against Hedge Fund Adviser - The SEC initiated an administrative proceeding on January 8, 2014 against Patrick G. Rooney (“Rooney”), the sole owner and managing partner of Solaris Management LLC (“Solaris...

Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Approach to Donning-and-Doffing Cases Under the FLSA

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

On January 27, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. that the Fair Labor Standards Act did not require an employer to pay workers for time spent donning and doffing protective gear. The Court confirmed that...

Florida Legislature Unanimously Approves New Limited Liability Company Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

The Florida Legislature unanimously passed the new Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the "New Act"), and Governor Rick Scott signed the bill into law on June 14, 2013. The New Act is codified as new Chapter 605 of the Florida Statutes...

Who Doesn't Have to File Income Taxes?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/14

With tax season upon us, you might be wondering who doesn't have to file federal income taxes. Whether or not a taxpayer is required to file income taxes depends on your age, filing status, and gross income. It doesn't matter if you're unemployed; what matters is if your income (from......

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