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On December 22, 2017, Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”). The law created a new incentive to encourage long-term investment in the nation’s low-income areas. If a taxpayer invests eligible capital in certain distressed...By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Construction disputes can be complicated. There are often disputes between the parties about the quality of work and the amount that is due. Many contractors rely on mechanics’ liens as leverage to try to get their final payment. A case from the Iowa...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it is implementing an electronic registration process in the next H-1B visa lottery. Employers seeking to file fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions must first electronically...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

For years, steep arbitration fees have made many employers think twice about contesting a questionable withdrawal liability determination. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) approval of a lower fee schedule may ease that hurdle....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

As we approach the holiday season, immigration practitioners, interested employers, and foreign nationals are gearing up for yet another H-1B lottery season. The upcoming lottery season will be significantly different than in previous years due to...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

California employers are not alone as they wrestle with AB 51’s January 1, 2020 new law on mandatory arbitration agreements. (For background on AB 51 see our article). On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In a white paper and technical explanations, Republican Senators Charles E. Grassley (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance) and Lamar Alexander (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) have proposed reforms...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

As 2019 comes to a close, legislative and administrative actions in New York require consideration by employers in the state. First, Governor Cuomo signed legislation adding reproductive rights as a protected class under the state Human Rights Law....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Recently, on October 10, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) held, in LA Specialty Produce Co., 368 NLRB No. 93, that an employer’s broad confidentiality and non-disclosure rule and its strong media contact rule were lawful.  In...By: Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Last week, the IRS issued it updated Form 1094-C and 1095-C instructions for 2019. Employers that employ New Jersey residents, however, may have more reading to do. New Jersey responded to the federal repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.