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As a new year starts, health care organizations looking to grow or sell their businesses in the upcoming months will need to tackle the key question of which transaction structure is the best fit in light of the competing considerations....By: Thompson Coburn LLP

There are two parts of the SECURE Act that I believe will have the greatest impact on plan sponsors and service providers. • The first part includes the provisions on retirement income, including the safe harbor for selecting a guaranteed income...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5), a law aimed at classifying most workers as employees rather than independent contractors, went into effect Jan. 1, 2020. However, the day before the law took effect, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez of the...By: Holland & Knight LLP

In D’Allesandro v. Lennar Hingham Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. 17-cv-12567-IT, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185874, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently discussed a case against a general contractor and its related...By: White and Williams LLP

Independent Contractor Agreements Should be Reviewed - With Assembly Bill 5 taking effect Jan. 1, public agencies should not overlook potential joint employer liability claims, which may become more common under AB 5....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the cost of providing certain transportation fringe benefits, including employer-provided parking, to employees of tax-exempt organizations became subject to federal income tax as unrelated business...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

2 December - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") updated the following webpages: - webpage on its July 2018 discussion paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market (PD18/6); and - webpage on its April 2019 feedback statement...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

In its 2012 Hosanna-Tabor decision, the U.S. Supreme Court first recognized the existence of a “ministerial exception” to the requirements of federal civil rights laws such as Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act. In this case, the court...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Many employers maintain a tax-preferred transportation fringe benefit plan to provide tax-free transit benefits to employees. Under such plans, the benefit is often distributed in the form of an electronic voucher or payment card....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Hiring the best talent can maximize the success of your company. Sometimes that means hiring a foreign national on a work visa. We prepared this booklet to help you navigate the complex U.S. employment-based visa options. This guide provides general...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP