The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday marked up a tax extenders package to resolve some of the tax relief programs that expired over the past year or two. At this point however, it does not appear that the democratic proposal addresses accelerated depreciation on new equipment, but it does address other tax incentives that…
Read More »Despite the fact that New Jersey is a democratic trifecta state (all three branches of government controlled by democrats), there is an old-fashioned standoff in the Garden State over a Millionaire Tax proposal. Governor Phil Murphy has strongly advocated for adoption of an extra tax on incomes over $1 million, but thus far, legislative leaders…
Read More »A little over one week ago, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed three separate bills, each of which expand mandates on businesses by way of specific employee benefits. AB 456 provides for annual increases in the state minimum wage until it reaches $11 or $12 per hour in 2024, depending on employee benefits. The current Nevada…
Read More »On the broader subject of mandatory paid sick leave, the county legislature in Albany County New York surprised many when, by a 21 -17 tally, it voted down a mandatory paid sick leave proposal it has been debating for over a year. The proposal would have required private employers within the county to provide their…
Read More »As the end of the legislative session approaches, the Oregon House of Representatives late yesterday approved House Bill 2005, a bill that would mandate 12 weeks of paid family medical leave, and sent it along to the senate. As passed by the house, the proposal allows for 12 weeks of paid leave – negotiated down…
Read More »Beginning next week, on July 1, 2019, employers in Virginia must provide a copy of their employment documents upon written request from an employee. The new requirement, signed into law back in March by Governor Ralph Northam, mandates that an employer provide “all records or papers retained by the employer in any format,” detailing: (i)…
Read More »Business owners may have dodged the bullet of a doubling of the overtime threshold at the federal level, but the issue is still rearing its ugly head at state agencies around the country. Perhaps the most recent – and egregious – example comes to us from the Pacific Northwest. The Department of Labor & Industries…
Read More »Effective July 1, the city of Philadelphia will join San Francisco in banning cashless stores from operating within the city. But even before the ban takes effect next week, some problems surfaced with a few state agencies not being able to accept cash at that time. Notwithstanding, the city will enforce the new law against…
Read More »Have we got a deal for those of you who may be attending the 2019 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nov. 11-13! The Coalition of Franchisee Associations will be coordinating its 2019 CFA Legal Symposium with the 2019 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino…
Read More »First off, we want to remind our subscribers that use of any Styrofoam products, such as cups, trays, bowls, plates, etc., in New York City will be subject to a fine beginning July 15, 2019 – only a few weeks away. We also noted this week that the Nations Restaurant News released their 2019 listing…
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