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On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor issued a Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, returning to its prior multi-factor test for worker classification.  In with the old and out with the new The “new” Final Rule isn’t so much new as it is a …

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Next year, many companies will have a new compliance requirement. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require that domestic US companies and foreign entities operating within the US disclose their Beneficial Ownership Information.  Under the CTA, companies will have to file their BOI report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or …

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Maintaining proper corporate formalities and record-keeping practices is crucial for a company’s good governance and legal compliance. Failure to maintain corporate formalities can remove the liability protection provided by a corporate entity, and failure to maintain corporate books and records can make any number of activities more difficult, from day to day operations, to fundraising …

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As exciting as receiving equity in a growing startup can be, without advanced planning, that equity can carry with it some severe tax consequences. An 83(b) election is a tool that new stockholders who are subject to vesting can use to mitigate the tax burden that otherwise comes with the vesting of their shares. Granting …

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As of September 25, 2023, SAG-AFTRA’s members voted 98.32% in favor of a strike authorization on the Interactive Media Agreement which covers the union’s work on video games. The industry bargaining group representing signatory game companies to the Interactive Media Agreement consists of the following companies: Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., …

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Many companies find themselves, at some point, needing to part ways with a valued team member as part of a merger with or acquisition by another company. In these kinds of situations, the company being acquired often wants to reward the old employee for their services or offer them a softer landing while they seek …

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