Maribeth Meluch

Aug 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Susan Friedman |Maribeth Meluch |Christine Sabio Socrates

Understanding the nuances of the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) is crucial for effective estate planning and tax strategy. For example, estate planners must be familiar with the tax basis adjustment provisions in 26 U.S.C. § 1014. This article provides a detailed analysis of this section in light of a recent Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) revenue ruling.

Jun 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Maribeth Meluch

[co-authors: Josie Forney and Mackenzie Matulich]In an eight-to-one decision this month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney,  involving a longstanding legal battle against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB was advocating on behalf of a labor union organizing committee formed by Starbucks employees, which the NLRB alleged committed an unfair labor practice when it terminated several pro-union employees.

May 31, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Maribeth Meluch

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, which lowered the threshold for employees to demonstrate discrimination under Title VII, the Sixth Circuit has expanded the scope of what employers should recognize as requests for accommodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

May 20, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Maribeth Meluch

Overview of Title VII ProtectionsTitle VII makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees on the basis of their gender, race, national origin, color or religion. Nowhere does it provide an express definition of discrimination or establish a standard a plaintiff must meet to establish a violation. That void has been left to the courts to fill and adopt a standard for measuring the harm necessary to prove an act of discrimination.

Mar 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Maribeth Meluch

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a Minnesota Home Depot Store broke the law by telling an employee to remove a “BLM” marking from their work apron. The NLRB has recently decided in Home Depot USA, Inc. and Antonio Morales Jr that conditioning continued employment upon removal of a BLM mark on its orange apron was an unfair labor practice finding, contrary to Home Depot’s argument, that no special circumstances were present to justify Home Depot’s action.