As we approach the holiday season, many employers consider giving employees a gift as a token of appreciation. What employers may not consider is whether those gifts create taxable income to employees.
Although gifts are generally not taxable to the recipient, this general rule does not apply to gifts given by an employer to an
Effective January 18, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will update some of its trademark proceedings and fees. The changes aim to provide the USPTO with the additional funding needed to continue to improve its operations and streamline its services, including reducing processing delays, improving examination, enhancing IT systems, and addressing the
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule (29 CFR Part 541), which would have increased the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) “white-collar” overtime exemption, which was set to go into effect January 1, 2025.
What Is the White-Collar Overtime Exemption?
The
A version of this article was originally published in RENX.ca
What happens when a commercial tenant has the option to purchase the property that it is leasing but the parties cannot agree on the value? The simple answer is to do what the lease says. If they don’t, it can result in the loss of
In employment discrimination cases, the parties often retain experts to opine about various aspects of the case. An expert may provide, for example, insight as to job performance issues or, in many instances, determine the nature and scope of an employee’s alleged damages. But can an expert determine if the employer’s conduct constituted “discrimination”? The
There’s glitter on the floor after the party
Girls carryin’ their shoes down in the lobby
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor
You and me from the night before
-Taylor Swift, “New Year’s Day”
Glitter should be the only mess a company needs to clean up after a holiday party.
Holiday party season
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On Sept. 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released final rules strengthening and clarifying the rules previously set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). These new rules signify the Departments’ commitment to
This is the second post in a 3-part series. Example 48 is described below, which is directed to analyzing speech signals and separating desired speech from extraneous or background speech using AI.
Example 48. Speech Separation
Key Takeaway for Claim 1: Example 48, Claim 1 could be interpreted as receiving spoken audio, and deriving/calculating
On November 1, certain Texas hospitals must comply with an Executive Order issued by Governor Greg Abbott on August 8, 2024 (Order), requiring them to document medical costs related to the care of individuals without legal immigration status. Governor Abbott provided the following statement explaining the reasoning behind his Order:
“Due to President Joe Biden
With the 2024 election quickly approaching, employers should expect an increase in political conversation and activity in the workplace. It is essential during political seasons for both employers and employees to understand how to navigate political speech and activity to maintain positive working relationships and overall productivity.
Generally, public-sector employers have little flexibility to govern
