It’s Confirmed Again—Davis-Bacon Has No Private Right of Action
In Carrion v. Agfa Construction, Inc., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed its prior interpretation that there is no private right of action under the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) to...
View ArticleSupreme Court DOMA Decision—Part I: Fringe Benefits and Other Tax Implications
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated decision in United States v. Windsor, ruling that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is...
View ArticleSupreme Court DOMA Decision—Part II: Wage Overstatements and Tax Refunds
In part one of this two-part series, “Supreme Court DOMA Decision—Part I: Fringe Benefits and Other Tax Implications,” I reviewed the fringe benefit and tax implications of the United States v. Windsor...
View ArticleWill the Star Quarterback Be Sacked by the Taxman?
On March 26, 2014, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided scholarship football players at Northwestern University are employees because they “perform services for the...
View ArticleEEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues
Yesterday, by a 3-to-2 vote of commissioners, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a new guidance on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The first comprehensive update...
View ArticleNew Pregnancy Discrimination and Accommodation Amendments to the Illinois...
On Monday, August 25, 2014, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law new pregnancy discrimination and accommodation amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which will afford expectant mothers...
View ArticleOn-Premises Fringe Benefits, Part II: Is There Such a Thing as a Free Lunch?
In part one of this two-part series, “On-Premises Fringe Benefits, Part I: Is There Such a Thing as a Free Lunch?,” I discussed the Internal Revenue Code’s provisions on tax-free employer-provided...
View ArticleOFCCP’s Proposed Sex Bias Rules Continue Agency’s Focus on Compensation,...
On January 28, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to replace the current sex discrimination guidelines. This updated rule is...
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