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UK Case Developments - IR35 – no mutuality of obligation to create a contract of employment - RALC Consulting Ltd v HMRC has provided the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) with another opportunity to consider the application of the IR35 rules to a...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective January 1, 2020, AB 5 implements the mandatory “ABC” test for determining whether a person is an independent contractor or employee under California law. Specific to motor carriers, AB 5 presumes a driver is an employee...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

For plan sponsors continuing to maintain individually designed plan documents, the IRS provides an annual “Required Amendments List” to track a qualified retirement plan’s conformity to changes in the law....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Set to take effect on January 1, 2020, AB 51 would make it unlawful for employers to impose arbitration agreements on employees as a condition of employment, even if employees are permitted to opt out. As expected, AB 51 was...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far, far away, California passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which took effect on January 1, 2020. AB5 is designed to crack down on companies classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees....By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, December 31st, to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), regarding truck drivers, only hours before the law went into effect on January 1, 2020.  AB 5, often referred...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Continuing a welcome holiday tradition, the Internal Revenue Service has given applicable large employers an additional 30 days to furnish individuals with IRS Form 1095-C (or, where applicable, IRS Form 1095-B). The deadline for providing these...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a standard interpretation cautioning employers on the use of headphones to listen to music on a construction site....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

1. I Can See (More) Clearly Now: Illinois Clarifies Employer Protections in Recreational Cannabis Law - Beginning on January 1, 2020, recreational use of cannabis by adults in Illinois will be legal under state law. Of course, it continues to be a...By: K&L Gates LLP

It has been several years since the US Supreme Court issued a decision in a case involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In the upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review three ERISA cases. Below is a...By: Locke Lord LLP