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Mission Melchionna PLLC is an indipendent law firm. Melchionna PLLC’s mission is to provide outstanding legal services and tax advice. We focus on building a relationship with...
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Melchionna PLLC, a law firm with a focus on business, corporate, tax, and IP law.
About us Melchionna PLLC represents and assists North American and European business clients in achieving their goals with sound legal advice and innovative solutions to current...
M&A and corporate law
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
On October 9, 2018 the City and State of New York introduced and enforced an in-depth protocol regarding the prevention, investigation and sanction of sexual harassment in the...
M&A and corporate law
Section 83(b) Election
Restricted stocks conferred to employees, that is stocks that employees can transfer after vesting, are subject to certain tax rules that distinguish them from granted or fully...
International tax
Collecting Sales Tax For Long Distance Sales of Artwork is Mandatory
In South Dakota v. Wayfair et al., (585 U.S. ___, 2018) the Supreme Court of the United State has overturned a precedent previously established in Qill Corp. V. North Dakota...
International tax
Corporate Reorganization for Tax Purposes: The US Tax Court Has Reclassified the Payment of Consulting Fees as a Distribution of Dividends to Shareholders
In Pacific Management Group et al. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2018-131), the Tax Court has established that a reorganization with the intent of postponing tax payments on a flow...
M&A and corporate law
The State of the American Economy– The M&A Market is Taking Off for Small to Medium Sized Businesses
The most recently published data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) prove the strength of the American economy, with a GDP that shows a growth of 3.2% in the third...
M&A and corporate law
FIRRMA, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act: Investing in the USA Will Become More Difficult in Key Sectors
The National Defense Authorization Act, introduced for the 2019 fiscal year, has updated and broadened the powers of the Commission on Foreign Investments in the United States...
Food law
FDA – Drug Supply Chain Security
The FDA has recently finalized some regulations regarding the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The goal is to help companies that operate in the pharmaceutical industry...
International tax
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), aimed at reducing the US’s federal tax burdens, came into effect on January 1, 2018. The most important aspects of the TCJA concern the reduction...
M&A and corporate law
Arbitration Clauses in Labor Contracts: Renouncing Class Actions is Legitimate
On May 21, 2018 The Supreme Court of the United States established a relevant principle in terms of hourly compensation in labor contracts and alternative conflict resolution in...
Food law
The Food Safety Modernization Act, FSMA
The FSMA gives the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authority to regulate food grown, harvested, or processed in the US or elsewhere. The FDA has the duty to better protect...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
On October 9, 2018 the City and State of New York introduced and enforced an in-depth protocol regarding the prevention, investigation and sanction of sexual harassment in the workplace, both public and private.
In general, the new regulations introduce a series of requirements for employers. Of particular importance: 1) Employers must update internal policies so that they reflect the guiding principles of the new law, 2) Regardless of the number of employees, employers must conduct an annual training that follows, and eventually exceeds, the standards adopted by the new legislation, 3) the prohibition of the use of arbitration to resolve sexual harassment cases.
The new rules will need to find a space within regulations and/or an internal policy to provide for employees training.
October 2018 was established as the final date for adopting an internal policy. Employees must then receive the training by January 2019, and henceforth again every year. All new workers hired after January 1, 2019 must receive the training within the first 30 days of hire (in New York City within the first 90 days).
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