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For more than a century, Clifton Budd & DeMaria has represented management in labor and employment law matters. We provide management with legal services related to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. We are committed to providing the highest quality legal services to all clients. We work closely with them to help solve their problems and attain their business objectives.
Recent Developments
FSA Use It Or Lose It Rule Modified
For nearly 30 years, participants in health Flexible Spending Arrangements (“FSAs”) have been subject to a “Use-It-or-Lose It” rule. This rule requires that any unused balances that cannot be used for expenses incurred prior to the end of the plan year (or, if the plan provides, prior to the end of a 2-½ month grace period) must be forfeited.
Deadline Approaches for OSHA Training
OSHA is making significant changes to its HAZCOM standard over the next two years. Employers have until December 1, 2013 to comply with the first step of these changes.
Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Impacts Employers
The IRS and Treasury Department will recognize all legal same-sex marriages for Federal tax purposes regardless of where the couple resides. Thus, a same-sex couple who is legally married in a state that permits same-sex marriages will be treated as married for Federal income tax purposes, including employee benefit plan rules, even if they reside in a state that does not permit the issuance of licenses for same-sex marriages.
Firm Partner, Al DeMaria, Interviewed on CNN
Firm partner, Alfred T. DeMaria, will discuss unionization in today’s workforce, several reasons for the decline in union membership and whether unions are viable in our society. On CNN’s original series “Inside Man”, Mr. DeMaria will lend his invaluable insights along with other guests discussing unionization.
The Risks and Realities of Personal Mobile Devices in the Workplace
Information is one of the most valuable commodities for businesses and, as such, must be maintained in a way that is easily accessible yet protected. I was recently invited to speak at a Cisco Systems event, sponsored by one of the nation’s largest privately owned telecommunications companies, on the emergence of “bring your own devices” in the workplace.