The Indian Tribal Governments practice published its latest edition of the Tribal Business Journal recently, dedicating the edition to federal tax issues.

The article notes that while many lawyers volunteer their time to sit on the boards of charitable organizations with the best of intentions, most do not focus on the legal responsibilities and potential liabilities that come with such appointments.

The White House this afternoon released its report on the forthcoming sequestration.

President Obama accepted his party’s nomination last night, laying out his case for a second term in a 40 minute speech to close the Democratic Convention.

Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met and subsequently announced that they were working toward a deal.

The monthly jobs report for September, due out last Friday, has been delayed due the shutdown.

On Sept. 12, 2011 the Department of Commerce released a notice announcing that it will revoke the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany and Italy, effective Sept. 15, 2011.

In an amendment to previously issued guidance, the new rules issued by Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (the Departments) provide that an insured group health plan does not lose its "grandfathered" status merely by changing issuers or insurance contracts.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia determined last month in Martin v. Yokohama Tire Corp. that an employee provided sufficient notice of both his disability and his need for an accommodation under the ADA despite his failure to follow the company’s policy for requesting an accommodation.

Today, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction that prevents the National Labor Relations Board (Board) from enforcing its rule that requires employers to post an Employee Rights poster.

Effective January 1, 2015, almost 2 million home health and personal care workers will be entitled to be paid at least the federal minimum wage and receive overtime pay, under a final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Labor on September 17.

The Issue: May employers exclude certain classes of employees (e.g., interns, part-time employees, temporary employees) from participation in a qualified retirement plan?

Employers must redistribute the notice annually and obtain a written acknowledgment that the employee has read and understood the notice.

New Jersey’s Appellate Division has rejected two Atlantic City nightclub workers’ attempts to artfully plead their way around preemption.

Do you remember where you were when last year’s debt deal was sealed?

For the first time in Olympic history, advanced imaging technology will be used to help detect athletes'; use of performance-enhancing drugs.

On Friday, November 9, 2012, HHS Secretary Sebelius extended the deadline for states wishing to enact their own health insurance exchanges. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) states have the option to implement their own health insurance exchanges.

What does this "individual mandate" requirement mean for providers of health care (hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses, and other allied health care professions)?

The Medicaid expansion increases Medicaid coverage to individuals up to 133% of the Federal Poverty Line and includes groups of people not currently eligible (e.g., childless adults).

On Friday, March 15, 2013, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its annual report to Congress in which it recommended annual rate adjustments for Medicare's fee-for-service providers.