Internships Can Pose a Litigation Threat: Six-Question Test You Need to Take
insights Thomas M. White · July 14, 2014
This article was published in Recruiting Trends and can also be viewed here. Are you recruiting interns this summer or in the fall to buttress existing staff? For a long period of time, few businesses put in the effort to analyze and determine whether interns need to be paid. But because of increased litigation and enforcement…
“Employees” v. “Independent Contractors”: A Benefits Perspective
insights Thomas M. White · March 20, 2012
The Internal Revenue Code provides significant tax benefits to employers that sponsor tax-favored retirement and health and welfare plans. For example, in calculating an employer’s income tax, the current cost of providing benefit coverage may be deducted from taxable income, although plan participants are not currently taxed on the benefits at that time. However, these…