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OSHA to Issue New Rule Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations or Frequent Testing for Large Employers
September 10, 2021 By Anne E. Baggott In a significant move to curb the global pandemic, President Joe Biden announced yesterday that he will issue executive orders requiring a broad swath of private-sector employers to mandate their employees be vaccinated against...
OSHA Updates Guidance on Workplace COVID-19 Protections
August 23, 2021 By Anne E. Baggott The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently updated its guidance for employers to address COVID-19 at work. The updated guidance, dated August 13, 2021, aligns with the revised July 27 guidelines from the...
More Employers Willing to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
August 13, 2021 By Anne E. Baggott More employers are starting to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. The majority of employers still are only encouraging or incentivizing vaccination, but the trend may be changing. The surge in COVID-19...
If the Democratic Tax Bill Passes, Will It Be Retroactive to January 1, 2021?
July 20, 2021 By Joe Price When Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election there was a belief among a wide swath of tax pundits that a tax increase was coming, possibly an estate tax increase as well as an income tax increase. What we have learned over the past five...
Wasting Time and Dollars – One Contractor’s Disappointment
May 7, 2021 By Lee B. Brumitt Over the years, I’ve noticed a tendency for some contractors to downplay the significance of contract language that is blatantly contrary to their interests. The thought is that the contract language is so bad that no considerate or fair...
What Will Happen With Tax Laws Now That Democrats Control the Senate? And What to Do If You Are Worried About It
January 15, 2021 By Joe Price On January 6, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock won their respective Senate runoffs, giving Democrats control of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2011. This news raises questions around potential changes to tax...
Biden Election Signals New Environment for Employers in 2021
November 9, 2020 By Anne E. Baggott The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will likely end many of the Trump administration’s business-friendly regulations and policies implemented since 2016. In 2021 and beyond, we expect the administration of President-Elect...
What Will Happen to Tax Laws After the Election?
November 2, 2020 By Joe Price By now, you have likely heard this question from some of your clients because they read it on various news websites and social media channels. Before you answer that question, keep in mind that when President Trump won the election four...
Answers to Common Employment Questions: WFH to RTW
October 23, 2020 By Anne E. Baggott Employers are continuing to grapple with work-from-home (WFH) and return-to-work (RTW) issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a few answers to commonly asked questions. Travel inquiries. Employers may ask where an employee...
One Trust or Two?
August 20, 2020 by Joe Price So you have decided to take the plunge and follow the advice that your estate planner has given you for years – you have committed to establish and title assets in a revocable living trust. You have been told that since estate tax...