Article(s) published by this organization: 26
 | IRS Extends Deadline for Voluntary Disclosure of Offshore Bank Accounts Jeffrey A. Markowitz, Christopher A. Davis; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; October 6, 2009, previously published on September 2009 On Monday, September 21, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it was extending the deadline for taxpayers to voluntarily disclose their foreign bank accounts under the IRS's new settlement initiative. This settlement program provides for significantly reduced civil penalties and... |
| OSHA Issues Site-Specific Targeting Plan for 2009 Justin Clark Eller; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; October 6, 2009, previously published on September 2009 On September 4, 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") issued a press release regarding its Site-Specific Targeting program for 2009. With the exception of construction worksites and establishments with fewer than 10 employees (which are not covered), the... |
| Plaintiffs Face Heightened Burden In Age Discrimination Cases Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; August 21, 2009, previously published on August 2009 The United States Supreme Court has made it significantly harder for plaintiffs alleging age discrimination in the workplace to prevail on such claims. In June, the Court handed down a decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Servs., Inc., holding that the burden-shifting framework applicable to Title... |
 | Government Landlords Encounter Increasingly Stiff Resistance in Negotiations Nathanael D. Hartland; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; April 21, 2009, previously published on March 2009 Leasing real property to the federal government has always required businesses to deal with the lengthy and one-sided terms in government solicitations. There is a lot that can go wrong in several hundred pages of government "fine print." |
| Summary of Manufacturing and Distribution Related Tax and Business Incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Harold Altscher, Christopher A. Davis, Steven M. Gevarter, Jeffrey A. Markowitz; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 19, 2009 Today, President Obama signed into law a compromise stimulus package to help revive the struggling economy. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Act) contains approximately 35 percent tax cuts, and 65 percent government spending. |
| New Product Origin Rules on the Horizon: Importers, Government Contractors, and Suppliers Getting Ready Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 20, 2009 U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has published a proposed rule that could fundamentally change the way "product origin" is determined in the United States for a number of different purposes, including importation and tariffs, marketing and labeling, and government... |
| Summary of Energy Related Tax and Business Incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Harold Altscher, Christopher A. Davis, Steven M. Gevarter, Jeffrey A. Markowitz; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 19, 2009 Today, President Obama signed into law a compromise stimulus package to help revive the struggling economy. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Act) contains approximately 35 percent tax cuts, and 65 percent government spending. |
| The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 18, 2009 Despite the objections of business groups, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Ledbetter Act) into law on January 29, 2009. |
| Summary of Real Estate Related Tax and Business Incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Harold Altscher, Christopher A. Davis, Steven M. Gevarter, Jeffrey A. Markowitz, Sebastian E. Kurian; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 19, 2009 Today, President Obama signed into law a compromise stimulus package to help revive the struggling economy. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Act) contains approximately 35 percent tax cuts, and 65 percent government spending. |
| Cobra Changes Included In Stimulus Bill Edward J. Adkins, Thomas J. St. Ville, Lisa K. Shallue, Victoria Z. Sulerzyski; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; March 20, 2009, previously published on February 17, 2009 On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Act) - better known as the Economic Stimulus Bill. |
