by michelle | Mar 16, 2025 | Publications
March 31, 2014 The US Supreme Court, in US v. Quality Stores, Inc. (March 25, 2014), unanimously held that severance payments are taxable wages for purposes of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) (12-1408, 2014 WL 1168968 (U.S. March 25, 2014). Reversing...
by michelle | Mar 15, 2025 | Publications
March 24, 2014 In Northwestern University, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director for Region 13 issued a decision which found that Northwestern University college football players that receive grant-in-aid scholarships from Northwestern University...
by michelle | Mar 14, 2025 | Publications
October 8, 2013 If you have failed to file a tax return with the state of Connecticut or owe taxes to the State of Connecticut, now is the time to clean up the problem. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services is offering to waive penalties and reduce the...
by michelle | Mar 13, 2025 | Publications
October 4, 2013 Effective January 1, 2014, the State of Connecticut has increased the minimum wage by 45¢ from $8.25 to $8.70 and approved a second increase which would be effective January 1, 2015 to bring the minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. The legislature has not...
by michelle | Mar 12, 2025 | Publications
September 24, 2013 Effective September 24, 2013, The United States Patent and Trademark Office (‘USPTO’) released an electronic version of the Trademark Official Gazette with searchable functionality. The benefits of the searchable format include downloading,...
by michelle | Mar 11, 2025 | Publications
July 30, 2013 There is a new rule in Connecticut concerning employee access to personnel files. It will take effect on October 1, 2013. HR people should be advised now so that appropriate compliance plans can be made. CGS 31-128a, et. seq. contains the Connecticut...
