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Quick Hits Tax connections: Establishing a PE can result in the obligation to file corporate taxes abroad. Local registration: Although PE is primarily a tax concept, it may coincide with requirements to register with local business authorities as a foreign entity conducting business in the country. Understanding ‘Permanent Establishment’ A company’s business activities may create a significant economic presence that could trigger tax liability abroad. Usually, tax authorities look for…

Quick Hits A coalition of DEI advocates has initiated a legal challenge against President Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, claiming they are unconstitutional and infringe on free speech rights. The lawsuit argues that the vague language of the executive orders creates uncertainty that could lead to discriminatory enforcement against those promoting lawful DEI efforts. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has provided guidance to federal…

Quick Hits New York State’s paid prenatal leave law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, requires that employers provide employees twenty hours of paid leave per year to receive prenatal care. The NYSDOL recently released new guidance in the form of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist employers in understanding and implementing the new requirements under the Paid Prenatal Leave Law. In part, the DCWP’s proposed…

Quick Hits California’s updated guidance adds a new racial/ethnicity category for the 2024 reports—”Middle Eastern or North African” (MENA). The deadline for filing the 2024 California pay reports is May 14, 2025, and the platform opened for new filings on February 3, 2025. California requires covered employers to file payroll employee reports for their own employees and requires covered employers to file labor contractor employee reports for their labor contractor…

Quick Hits The fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap registration period will open at noon ET on Friday, March 7, 2025, and will remain open until noon ET on Monday, March 24, 2025. Prospective cap-subject H-1B petitioners and their representatives must use a USCIS organizational account online to register beneficiaries and pay required fees. USCIS’s new H-1B registration fee of $215 per registration will be in effect for this year’s H-1B…

Quick Hits Premier Doug Ford has called for an Ontario provincial election to be held on February 27, 2025, requiring employers to provide eligible employees with three consecutive hours of paid time off to vote if their work schedules do not already allow for it. Employees must be Canadian citizens, eighteen years of age or older, and residents of Ontario to be eligible for voting time off. An employer can…