Alice Gilman

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They didn’t seriously argue that, did they? The tax edition

2 months ago | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

Welcome back to our extremely intermittent series, “They didn’t seriously argue that, did they?” It’s a feature intended to lift everyone’s spirits, because no matter how stressful you think your life is right now, you can at least say these taxpayers have it worse. In honor of W-2 Day, which is now two days away, we present two cases where taxpayers went seriously off the rails. Enjoy.
Hiring contractors can fill staffing holes, but beware

Jan 2, 2025 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

Employers hired at a robust pace last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Which means unless you’re offering top dollar and a boatload of perks, you may not be able to hire the people your company needs. You can hire independent contractors—freelancers—as an interim or even permanent solution. The Department of Labor issued worker status regulations earlier this year. So far, no plaintiff has been able to convince a court to toss them.
DOL offers a framework for AI hiring decisions

Nov 22, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

An interesting thing happened once the pandemic ushered in remote work on a large scale—employers hired many more employees with disabilities. This upended a lot of discriminatory thinking about hiring employees with disabilities.
A Reflection on Societal Architecture and Our Blindness to Death - By an Anti-Deathist Researcher Alice Gilman

Nov 21, 2024 | medium.com | Alice Gilman

Alice Gilman·Follow5 min read·--There is a silence most of us are unwilling to hear. A deafening truth we tiptoe around, filling the air with noise and the mind with distraction. Death is this silence. Not just the end of life, but the encompassing awareness that everything we cherish, everyone we love, and all we hold sacred will one day vanish. When we avoid this silence, the consequences ripple through every aspect of our lives. We forget what matters.
Don’t overreach with arbitration agreements

Oct 25, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

We’ve already seen Disney’s mistake when it tried to muscle a grieving family into arbitration. Disney backed down. Uber—which, like a lot of companies these days, requires service providers to sign arbitration agreements—did not and was slapped back by a federal trial court. The facts aren’t difficult to follow: In 2018, Uber discovered one of its drivers had a 16-year-old criminal conviction and revoked his permission to work as driver.
HIPAA’s new privacy rule, tracking technologies and social media

Oct 11, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

Last week, we referred to receiving emails exhorting us to sign up for an online medical platform, but didn’t name it. Now we will, because it’s part of an ongoing lawsuit regarding medical privacy, social media and smartphones, of course. It’s MyChart. MyChart and a New York hospital system are now embroiled in litigation in New York.
When can employees change their pretax deductions?

Aug 30, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

The cafeteria-plan rules require employees to designate their pretax deductions before the start of the plan year. For calendar-year plans, employees will be making changes very soon for the 2025 plan year. But stuff happens, and this stuff doesn’t account for another cafeteria-plan rule that requires employees’ designations to be locked in for the entire plan year.
IRS ERC Denial letters: Errors & how to appeal

Aug 15, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

When the IRS outlined its next steps for employee retention credit fraud enforcement, it said it would begin sending out disallowance letters to the 10% to 20% of employers that clearly didn’t qualify for the credit. Those letters have now started to flow. Recipients—or, more likely, their lawyers—have noticed some egregious errors. If the IRS disallows your ERC claim, you will receive Letter 105C, Claim Disallowance.
Don't get sued! The EEOC just changed the rules on harassment

Jul 4, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

A lot has happened since 1999—the last time the EEOC issued comprehensive guidance on workplace harassment—so the need for updated guidance on Title VII’s protections is urgent, according to the EEOC. The guidance is effective immediately.
Summer hiring guide: The legalities of employing teens & family

Jun 28, 2024 | businessmanagementdaily.com | Alice Gilman

Summer is a popular time for businesses to hire teenagers for seasonal work. As many of these young workers may be taking on their first job, employers must remember some important payroll considerations. It’s natural for employers and young employees to experience some jitters regarding payroll. A clear understanding of the basics can help alleviate those concerns. Pay Periods: Explain whether your business operates on a biweekly or semimonthly pay schedule.