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Sharp, attentive, long-time followers of this update expressed dismay last year when I declared the 2018 Year-End Tax Update to be my last, at least in its then current format. Many had come to look forward to our caustic, oddball sense of humor,...By: Cozen O'Connor

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued two decisions on December 17, 2019, that reversed prior precedent on key workplace issues. In these decisions, the NLRB held that (1) employers may prohibit employees from using company email for...By: Cozen O'Connor

On December 6, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it successfully completed the pilot testing for its online registration system that will be implemented in the 2020 H-1B lottery. This will result in changes to the...By: Cozen O'Connor

Many HR professionals spend a significant amount of time investigating employee complaints and, depending on the outcome of these investigations, implementing corrective measures to halt and prevent bad behavior in the workplace....By: Cozen O'Connor

Of all the challenges an entrepreneur will face during the life cycle of a venture, one of the most difficult is attracting and retaining talent. Not only do entrepreneurs need to determine how to compensate and incentivize workers, they also have to...By: Cozen O'Connor

Consumer Protection- When “Free” Trials Come With Strings Attached: Attorneys General Ask FTC to Look Into Deceptive Negative Option Marketing- Twenty-three AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, submitted comments...By: Cozen O'Connor

While the U.S. Congress continues to struggle with the question of changing the minimum wage, it appears that the Pennsylvania legislature and the Governor’s Office may be close to a significant compromise on the subject that would be acceptable to...By: Cozen O'Connor

As we get ready for 2020 (and beyond) here are five hot employee benefits ideas to implement in order to make your employee benefit plan administration easier......By: Cozen O'Connor

Although we would like to believe that we live in a more enlightened era, disability rights activists will tell you that the repugnant practice of mocking people with disabilities persists, and not just among schoolyard bullies. But does the law...By: Cozen O'Connor

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule that would make drastic changes to the USCIS fee schedule, many of which will negatively impact employers. If these fee changes are implemented, American businesses sponsoring foreign...By: Cozen O'Connor