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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 23 – 27, 2019. December 20, 2019: The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...By: McDermott Will & Emery

The start of a new year always brings a fresh batch of employment concerns. While some workplace issues are evergreen, 2020 will present some unique challenges for employers. This Littler Lightbulb highlights some significant issues employers should...By: Littler

We recently wrote about a new California law set to go into effect on January 1, 2020 that would outlaw mandatory arbitration agreements with employees....By: Epstein Becker & Green

For well over a decade, my first post each year has been a prediction about what the upcoming year will bring in employment. (The less said about my 2019 prediction to dust off the reduction-in-force guidance, the better.)...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Yesterday, a federal judge from the Eastern District of California granted a temporary restraining order preventing California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51. ...By: Payne & Fears

U.S. employers wanting to hire foreign professionals should identify those eligible for H-1B sponsorship as soon as possible to allow sufficient time to navigate newly required procedures in March 2020, including using the H-1B electronic...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

On December 20, 2019 the SECURE Act was signed into law, making major changes to retirement planning for persons who die after December 31, 2019. The SECURE Act will impact estate planning with retirement accounts in a number of ways....By: Pierce Atwood LLP

The state of New York adopted a new section of the New York Labor Law in November 2019.  Under the immediately effective provisions of Section 203-e, an employer cannot......By: Ballard Spahr LLP

A federal court in California has prevented, at least for now, an expansive anti-arbitration law from taking effect on January 1, 2020.  Under Assembly Bill (AB) 51, enacted on October 10, 2019, employers cannot require applicants, employees, and...By: Littler

AB 51 was signed into law on October 10, 2019, and purported to outlaw the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment claims related to the Fair Employment and Housing Act or the Labor Code. You can read our previous article on AB 51 here....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP