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In an article published in the September 2019 issue of DRI's For The Defense magazine, Ricardo Woods provides guidance on how to navigate life as corporate counsel successfully. Please see full E-Note below for more information....By: Burr & Forman

Do you think that there is a difference between "furnishing" labor and "performing" labor? (Is there a difference between Godiva chocolate and Palmer's?) Well, the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma recently held that "furnishing labor is not the...By: Burr & Forman

In 1832, South Carolina adopted common-law marriage by way of a court decision, holding the union was a matter of civil contract that didn’t require a ceremony. Rather, two people were married when they agreed and intended to be. The legislature has...By: Burr & Forman

Generally, a 403(b) plan is a retirement planning program whereby a public school or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (including churches) makes contributions for their employees (and certain ministers) to specific types of funding arrangements...By: Burr & Forman

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (collectively referred to hereafter as “IRS”) on September 23, 2019 published the final regulations on hardship distributions, finalizing the regulations proposed in November 2018. The plans...By: Burr & Forman

On August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a raid of seven Mississippi food processing plants, arresting 680 employees suspected of working without proper documentation. Since...By: Burr & Forman

Do you think that there is a difference between “furnishing” labor and “performing” labor? (Is there a difference between Godiva chocolate and Palmer’s?) Well, the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma recently held that “furnishing labor is not the...By: Burr & Forman

In 2016, the EEOC revised its EEO-1 form that collects pay data from employers with 100 or more employees. The previous version of the EEO-1 form required employers to report the number of employees across ten job categories according to race,...By: Burr & Forman

On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor announced its final rule updating the salary threshold necessary to exempt certain employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements. While the final rule leaves in...By: Burr & Forman

The Social Security Administration (SSA) resumed sending Employer Correction Request Notices, more commonly referred to as “No-Match Letters”, to employers in the Spring of 2019, following a seven-year period with no issuance of no-match letters. The...By: Burr & Forman