On March 25, 2014, the United States’ Supreme Court held severance payments to an employee involuntarily terminated and that was not linked to a plan which conditioned the payments to the former employee’s receipt of state unemployment benefits, are taxable under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”). United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 12-1408.
WORKPLACE ANTI-BULLYING BILL READY TO STRIKE Jorge L. Capó-Matos Puerto Rico may become the first jurisdiction under the U.S. flag to have a workplace anti-bullying law if Senate Bill 501 is approved by the local legislature. Since California introduced a workplace anti-bullying bill in 2003, legislators in 24 other states have considered such legislation, generally following the model .
Puerto Rico recently approved a law prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in most public and private sector workplaces. Law No. 22 of May 29, 2013.
On March 25, 2014, the United States’ Supreme Court held severance payments to an employee involuntarily terminated and that was not linked to a plan which conditioned the payments to the former employee’s receipt of state unemployment benefits, are taxable under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”). United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 12-1408.
WORKPLACE ANTI-BULLYING BILL READY TO STRIKE Jorge L. Capó-Matos Puerto Rico may become the first jurisdiction under the U.S. flag to have a workplace anti-bullying law if Senate Bill 501 is approved by the local legislature. Since California introduced a workplace anti-bullying bill in 2003, legislators in 24 other states have considered such legislation, generally following the model .
Puerto Rico recently approved a law prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in most public and private sector workplaces. Law No. 22 of May 29, 2013.