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Analysis of IRS Guidance for President Trump’s COVID-19 Payroll Tax Holiday

September 22, 2020

  Analysis of IRS Guidance for President Trump’s COVID-19 Payroll Tax Holiday Following the failure of Congress to pass the most recent round of COVID-related economic stimulus, which has still not occurred, President Trump, by executive order, postponed the collection and remittance of Social Security taxes withheld from employees’ checks. This Social Security tax amounts…

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Mit mehr Transparenz gegen Gender-Pay-Gap

September 16, 2019

Vor zwei Jahren trat das Gesetz zur Förderung der Transparenz von Entgeltstrukturen, das Entgelttransparenzgesetz (EntgTranspG), in Kraft. Das Gesetz soll die Lohngerechtigkeit nach dem Gebot ‘gleicher Lohn für gleiche oder gleichwertige Arbeit’ zwischen Frauen und Männer fördern, so zumindest nach den Vorstellungen des Gesetzgebers. In der Tat räumt das Gesetz den Arbeitnehmern einen wichtigen Anspruch…

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The Minimum Wage for 2019 in the USA, France and Germany

April 30, 2019

The Minimum Wage for 2019 in the USA, France and Germany

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ALDI vs LIDL – Go cheap or go home

April 15, 2019

ALDI vs LIDL – Go cheap or go home By Marlene Pauli Law Clerk at BridgehouseLaw LLP Nachdem Aldi schon seit Jahrzehnten gut etabliert im US –Markt für Lebensmitteldiscounter ist, zog Lidl 2017 nach und versuchte ebenfalls im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten wirtschaftlich Fuß zu fassen. Dass die Möglichkeiten tatsächlich, vor allem in wettbewerbs –…

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U.S Federal Employment Benefits By the Numbers

March 29, 2019

U.S Federal Employment by the numbers. When will certain laws apply to your Company? post: March 29, 2019.

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An International Comparative | Germany vs. U.S.A.: To tip your server or not?

February 4, 2019

An International Comparative | Germany vs. U.S.A.: To tip your server or not? by BridgehouseLaw Staff As nearly everyone tends to eat at a restaurant from time to time, tips are something that concern everybody, whether you are the one to give or to receive a tip. However, there are big differences in both countries…

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New Yahoo! CEO to take “a few weeks” of maternity leave – U.S. workers in heated debate, while Germans wonder what all the fuss is about*

August 2, 2012

Yahoo’s newly appointed CEO (and former Google executive) Marissa Mayer just happens to be pregnant; she and her husband are expecting a baby boy in a few months. She also happens to be the 20th female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, and has been charged with the task of revitalizing the flailing Yahoo! brand.…

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American Express Layoffs Being Investigated

April 3, 2012

Last year, American Express shut down its Greensboro call center. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor is looking into the matter to see whether any of the 1,500 jobs were shipped overseas. If they were, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act would apply, giving workers special unemployment benefits such as extra training and relocation assistance. American…

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New Hire and Re-hire Reporting – A Reminder

March 21, 2012

You plan on hiring a new employee? Great! Here is something you should keep in mind and do: According to a 1996 federal law called the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act”(PRWORA), employers in all 50 US-states are required to report all their new hires and re-hires to a state directory. Generally, the following…

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Caterpillar Strikes Deal to Build Georgia Plan

February 21, 2012

Caterpillar Inc. said it chose a site near Athens, Georgia, for a new $200 million factory that will employ about 1,400 people and make construction equipment currently produced in Sagami, Japan. The selection came after the Peoria, Illinois, maker of heavy equipment reviewed proposals from “more than 100 communities in three dozen states plus Canada…

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