by David P. Weiss | Oct 24, 2014 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article highlighting drug abuse in the workplace and the impact on employers. Apparently, the overall rate of workers in the U.S. who tested positive for drugs declined 18 percent between 2003 and 2013. However, the rate of use...
by e-LawLines | Oct 15, 2014 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
Attorneys always take note when the Missouri Court of Appeals describes a case opinion as “a matter of first impression.” This means the exact issue before the court has not been addressed by that court, or within that court’s jurisdiction, thus...
by e-LawLines | Jun 30, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
In May 2014, the IRS drove the point home that it will work toward implementing certain policy directives included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the enforcement of certain provisions of the ACA with violations thereof resulting in stiff penalties. Employers...
by e-LawLines | May 30, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
If only we could easily forget those things that we want to forget. Sort of like utilizing the neuralyzer Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) used in “Men in Black” to erase memories. But we can’t, and in fact, the law generally...
by e-LawLines | Apr 30, 2014 | Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
In U.S. v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 12-1408, (U.S. 3/25/14), the Supreme Court determined that payments made to employees pursuant to an involuntary termination would be subject to Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes. Quality Stores, as a result of an...
by e-LawLines | Mar 4, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, on Feb. 10, 2014, issued final regulations regarding the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The employer shared responsibility provisions generally require an...
