Any U.S. person with a financial interest in or authority over a foreign financial account (accounts that exceed $10,000 in the aggregate) must file an IRS Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) by June 30.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder led the joint effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in hosting workshops exploring competition issues affecting the agriculture industry in the 21st century—and the appropriate role for antitrust and other regulatory enforcement in the industry.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released its fiscal year 2011 budget request, along with its performance statistics for fiscal year 2009 and its enforcement initiatives for 2010.

From November 2008, the U.K. will implement a radically new immigration system for “migrant workers”—the term given to all workers from outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Eight years ago, the Court of Federal Claims held that held that some types of severance pay were exempt from Social Security taxation under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

With the Senate's passage May 20 of its financial regulatory bill, Congress is poised to enact sweeping reforms across the financial sector.

In a report published earlier this month the Internal Revenue Service signaled that it would be taking a closer look at taxable income from business activities of colleges and universities, based on a recent IRS survey of 344 public and private post-secondary institutions.

Earlier this week, the IRS issued several highly anticipated guidelines that will allow certain borrowers who are current on their commercial mortgage loan obligations to negotiate and modify their loans without triggering an adverse tax consequence to the holder of the loan.

In one of the largest natural resource damage suits tried in the United States in the last several years, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma dismissed on February 17, 2010, claims brought by the State of Oklahoma under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Companies seeking to capitalize on opportunities created by federal stimulus legislation through government contracts, grants, or loans should bear in mind that, at times, companies must fight for their rights under government programs.

More than a year after first clearing the U.S. Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions, S 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, was passed today by the Senate.

The rules governing who must file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) may be getting clearer—and more sensible.

On October 6, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed revisions to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the "Green Guides."

Most employers know that an unpaid leave of absence can, in some situations, be a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed on October 2 the dismissal of a price-fixing conspiracy complaint brought by approximately 85 travel agents against virtually all the major U.S. airlines, as well as several smaller airlines.

On July 23, 2010, the government published rules implementing new internal claims and appeals and external review processes under health care reform. The rules are effective for plan or policy years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, although the rules do "not" apply to grandfathered plans.

The House of Representatives on June 26 passed a massive bill aimed at improving U.S. energy independence and curbing domestic greenhouse gas emissions.

When Congress adopted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in February of last year, it required that any entity that was a recipient of financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program—commonly known as TARP—have a separate shareholder vote to approve compensation of executives as disclosed in accordance with the compensation rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

An influenza outbreak of swine origin continues to grow in the United States and internationally—and the Centers for Disease Control predicts the number of related hospitalizations and deaths will rise.