People on the Move: International Women’s Month
People on the Move: International Women’s Month – Marcia Wagnr, Boston Business Journal, March 8, 2022 (PDF)
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People on the Move: International Women’s Month
People on the Move: International Women’s Month – Boston Business Journal, March 8, 2022 (PDF)
Alternative Investments in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans: The Treatment of Private Equity Sleeves
Alternative Investments in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans: The Treatment of Private Equity Sleeves - Co-author, Bloomberg Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 50 CPJ Issue No. 03, March 4, 2022
Employer’s Recertification Requirement Doesn’t Interfere with Employee’s FMLA Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in Whittington v. Tyson Foods, Inc., has concluded that an employer may require recertification of an employee’s need for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) without violating the law where there is a...
Alternative Investments in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans: The Treatment of Private Equity Sleeves
Alternative Investments in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans: The Treatment of Private Equity Sleeves – Marcia Wagner and Barry Salkin, Bloomberg Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 50 CPJ Issue No. 03, March 4, 2022
Mandatory Arbitration Prohibited for Sexual Harassment Claims
On February 7, 2022, the House passed H.R. 4445, three days later the Senate also passed the measure, and President Biden has just signed the bill into law. H.R. 4445, titled Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, will...
IRS Releases Revised Guidance on Medical and Dependent Care Expenses
The IRS has released the 2021 editions of Publication 502, “Medical and Dental Expenses” and Publication 503, “Child and Dependent Care Expenses.” Publication 502 (“Pub. 502”). Pub. 502 defines “medical expenses,” provides guidance on which medical expenses are...
Retirement Plans: 2022 Opportunities
Retirement Plans: 2022 Opportunities – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, February 2022
409A Checklist for Employment Agreements
It has been over 15 years since Congress enacted Internal Revenue Code §409A, and compliance has become generally routine for traditional deferred compensation and other non-qualified plans. Most mistakes tend to arise when no one thinks to involve 409A experts for...
Employer Must Provide Retroactive Coverage and Pay Penalties for COBRA Election Notice Violations
The U.S. District Court of Michigan, in Buford v. General Motors, L.L.C., has concluded that an employer’s conduct violated COBRA election notice requirements and warranted the imposition of statutory penalties for the failure to timely provide a COBRA election...