Weil Tax BLOG - Feed https://tax.weil.com/contributor/steven-margolis/ Views and developments from the Tax Department at Weil Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 Employees or Contractors? DOL Provides Guidance on Classifying Workers Operating in the Gig Economy https://tax.weil.com/features/employees-or-contractors-dol-provides-guidance-on-classifying-workers-operating-in-the-gig-economy/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:34:44 +0000 Steven Margolis http://tax.weil.com/?p=592 A recent opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stated that, under certain circumstances, workers who use online or smartphone-based referral services to connect with consumers are considered independent contractors – and not employees – of the companies providing these referral services. While the DOL letter does not identify the company that requested

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]]> A recent opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stated that, under certain circumstances, workers who use online or smartphone-based referral services to connect with consumers are considered independent contractors – and not employees – of the companies providing these referral services. While the DOL letter does not identify the company that requested

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]]> Sun Capital ERISA Litigation – Private Equity Funds Held Liable for Pension Obligations https://tax.weil.com/private-equity/sun-capital-erisa-litigation-private-equity-funds-held-liable-for-pension-obligations/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:12:28 +0000 Paul J. Wessel Steven Margolis http://tax.weil.com/?p=744 A recent decision by the Federal District Court of Massachusetts has potentially significant implications for private equity funds whose portfolio companies contribute to multiemployer pension plans or sponsor defined benefit pension plans, as well as for parties in bankruptcy proceedings. In Sun Capital Partners III, L.P., et. al. v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry

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]]> A recent decision by the Federal District Court of Massachusetts has potentially significant implications for private equity funds whose portfolio companies contribute to multiemployer pension plans or sponsor defined benefit pension plans, as well as for parties in bankruptcy proceedings. In Sun Capital Partners III, L.P., et. al. v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry

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