On December 8, 2020, the D.C. Council approved a budget that allowed for several important provisions of The Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Clarification Amendment Act of 2018 (the “Act”) to finally go into effect. It is important to note that these provisions are actually a collection of overlapping and at times confusing legislation spanning several… More
Month: February 2021
Some Immediate Changes to the Employment Landscape Under the Biden Administration
Only a few weeks into his new Administration, President Biden has already started to change the landscape for employers. Summaries of the most pertinent changes are below. • Pause to New Independent Contractor Classification Rule. The Administration froze the implementation of all regulations that had not yet taken effect, pending further internal review. This means… More
Title VII Anti-Discrimination Protections May Not Extend to Equity Partners
At the start of the year, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, affirmed the dismissal of a North Carolina lawsuit brought by an equity partner alleging gender and race discrimination on the part of her former law firm. The Court agreed that because the claimant was appropriately characterized as an… More
New PPP Legislation
Guest Post: The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, referred to as the Economic Aid Act, has earmarked $284.5 billon for a Second Draw of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. The new legislation for the PPP loans is similar to the First Draw with a few significant changes. Use of PPP funds Payroll… More
IRS Releases Guidance Regarding PPP Loan Forgiveness
Guest post from T. J. Wilkinson the Shulman Rogers Tax Law Group: The CARES Act was amended at the end of 2020 to provide further tax benefits to taxpayers who received PPP loans. On January 6, the IRS released guidance consistent with that amendment, and obsoleted certain prior IRS guidance that disallowed certain tax benefits… More
New Option: Employment Law Subscription Package
We are trying something new! It’s a new year and a new administration, and we are all still grappling with the pandemic. 2021 will likely bring changes in Employment Laws on the federal, state and local level. We know that people sometimes hesitate to call us because they fear the legal bill. But sometimes it’s… More