Worker Misclassification: Getting Right with the IRS

About a year ago, I wrote an article on Virginia’s new initiative to address worker misclassification regarding employment and income taxes. The Virginia program is an enforcement initiative backed by substantial penalties. Nationally, the IRS has a Voluntary Classification Settlement… Read more

Neil V. Birkhoff
Principal

September 15, 2022 | Labor & Employment | Tax

OFCCP Update: Possible Public Disclosure of EEO-1 Information

Update September 16, 2022: OFCCP has announced the deadline for objections to this FOIA request has been extended until October 19, 2022. Federal contractors should be aware of a recent development that could result in the public disclosure of their… Read more

King F. Tower
Principal

Emily Kendall Chowhan
Associate

September 12, 2022 | Labor & Employment

A New Day for Data Privacy: California Privacy Act Exemptions Will Expire

January 1, 2023, is now a more ominous deadline in the data privacy compliance world. Privacy professionals have been watching California’s 2022 legislative session to see whether California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exemptions for employee data and business-to-business communications would… Read more

Elizabeth Burgin Waller
Principal

Elaine D. McCafferty
Associate

September 1, 2022 | Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Financial Exploitation of the Elderly: New Duties for Financial Institutions under 2022 Virginia Legislation

Financial exploitation affects at least 10% of the elderly population in the U.S. and is a growing problem according to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The 2022 Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation that seeks to address this problem.… Read more

Joseph (Jay) E. Spruill III
Of Counsel

July 7, 2022 | Banking & Financial Technology

IRS Announces Another Compliance (Audit) Pilot Program. Oh joy!

In the June 3, 2022, issue of the IRS Employee Plans News, the IRS Employee Plans group announced it is piloting a pre-examination retirement plan compliance program beginning in June 2022. Under this program, the IRS will notify a plan… Read more

Neil V. Birkhoff
Principal

June 6, 2022 | ERISA & Employee Benefits | Tax

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