| Independent Contractor or Employee? |
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| There are many important distinctions between the way that hiring parties must treat employees and independent contractors. For example, hiring parties must withhold payroll taxes for their employees, but not for independent contractors. Independent contractors are also not entitled to be covered by employer benefit plans. Although the differences in required treatment are great, the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor is not often so easily drawn. Thus, a hiring party that incorrectly classifies its workers can incur great legal liability. More... |
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| Hatch Act for State and Local Employees |
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| Prompted by a concern that public employees might try to use the power of their offices to influence elections, Congress passed the Hatch Act in 1939. The Hatch Act limits the political activities of certain federal, state, and local employees. It does not, however, prevent these employees from participating in the political process. Congress made amendments to the Hatch Act in 1993 which broadened the types of political activities in which public employees may participate. This article summarizes the Hatch Act's application to employees of state and local governments. More... |
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| OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) More... |
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| Employee Benefit Plans |
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| In 1993, ERISA was amended by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act to allow children of a group health plan participant to receive health plan benefits under an order from a state court or agency in a domestic relations case even if the child was not ordinarily eligible for such benefits under the terms of the plan. Such an order is called a "medical child support order," and the child who is the subject of the order is referred to as an "alternate recipient" of the health plan benefits.
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