January 2, 2024
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP (FTLF) is delighted to announce a significant milestone in our firm’s history as we introduce our new name, Feldesman Leifer LLP. For over 50 years, our firm [...]
December 12, 2023
The winter holidays are magical as this is a time of joy, celebration and gratitude for many people. However, this time can also pose some challenges and risks for personal and organizational [...]
October 2, 2023
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global initiative to raise awareness and promote best practices for online safety and security. Cybersecurity is not only a concern for large corporations or government agencies, [...]
September 7, 2023
FTLF Senior Counsel Phillip A. Escoriaza was quoted in the September 6, 2023, edition of The Bond Buyer regarding the recent letter by the federally-created Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Board that calls [...]
August 1, 2023
Starting August 1st, employers who participate in E-Verify may use a new remote verification procedure to examine employee documents to complete or reverify the Form I-9. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, [...]
October 19, 2022
The Department of Labor (DOL) has finally issued a proposed rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed [...]
March 29, 2022
In an important decision for businesses who utilize independent contractors, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has reinstated a January 2021 Department of Labor (“Department”) rule that makes [...]
March 4, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the workplace as businesses were forced to abruptly transition from the conventional “in office” model to one in which employees worked remotely from home offices. Although [...]
February 11, 2022
FTLF attorneys Nicole Bacon, H. Scott Johnson, Jr, and Ted Waters will present at the Head Start Region IV Annual Training Conference and Expo taking place February 15 – 18, 2022 in [...]
January 31, 2022
Despite recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and health care facilities, questions still abound over the future of Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”). The [...]