The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on wage and hour compliance for 2010. Watch for increased investigations and fines. It seems that each year, the IRS has an issue to pursue that is near and dear to its heart.…
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Month: October 2010
Know your employee status to file an unpaid overtime claim
If you worked overtime and want to claim payment, know your employee status. Check this before submitting a request for payment. There is no question that if you work overtime, you should be paid for that overtime, no matter what…
Where a person lives may dictate property owner’s responsibilities to others
Property owners are responsible for keeping their land and building safe for visitors. Those who don’t may face legal action. It’s the law that property owners are obligated to keep their property safe. It’s just that simple. Or is it…
Defective machinery at fault for many construction site accidents
Even though heavy machinery makes construction work easier, it also potentially makes it more deadly. It used to be that construction workers did all the tough jobs by hand. Along came heavy machinery and suddenly, work wasn’t as hard as…
Vehicle plows into group waiting for a bus, seriously injuring five
Driving without a valid driver’s license is an accident waiting to happen. In a recent case, a collision seriously injured five people who were waiting for a bus in San Francisco. They had taken shelter in a recessed area of…
DHS to Deploy Additional Agents
The Department of Homeland Security will deploy 2,200 Border Patrol agents along the northern border by the end of 2010. Dallas-based immigration attorney Stewart Rabinowitz of the firm Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz believes that such additional allocation of personnel has its…
Recent Unauthorized Immigration Drops Sharply
While recent unauthorized immigration has been undergoing a sharp decline, the mainstream media is paying scant attention. Dallas-based immigration attorney Stewart Rabinowitz of the firm Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz offers some relevant commentary. The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants – sometimes…
Immigration Court Asylum Denials at Ebb Tide
With Immigration Court asylum denials reaching an all-time low – the lowest level in a quarter of a century according to FY 2010 results – data shows that immigration judges are declining fewer requests for asylum. Recent Justice Department data…
Case reversed by Ninth Circuit
Ruiz-Diaz v. USA, a recent case permitting concurrent filings for religious workers, has been reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On Aug. 20, a three judge panel on the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded…
IRS Cracks Down On S-Corps
Becoming an S corporation for United States federal income tax purposes can be a very enticing thing to do. S corporations are unique in that they don’t pay federal income taxes. The incomes and losses are divided among the corporation’s…
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