Businesses operating in or expanding to the US, including those from Ireland and Northern Ireland, use independent contractors to avoid some of the baggage associated with the employer/employee relationship under US law. The use of independent contractors recently has gotten more complicated due to the US Department of Labor’s publication of Administrator’s Interpretation 2015-1. The Interpretation is part of the Department’s closer monitoring of the ‘independent contractor’ designation. Businesses from Ireland or Northern Ireland operating in or expanding to the US, and using the services of an independent contractor (such as a sales agent) should take another look at how they designate a person as an ‘independent contractor,’ as soon as possible. Continue reading
Author: Mike Burke
Data Security 101 for Business
One of my law firm partners, Montserrat Miller, recently wrote a client alert on the US Federal Trade Commission’s guide on data security. As Irish and Northern Irish companies expand to the US–even if it’s just handling US-origin data–they should keep these lessons in mind. Here’s Montserrat’s client alert: Continue reading
US FDA Updates for Irish and Northern Irish Companies
AGG produces a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from our Washington, DC office. The June 2015 update is located here. Two items should be of particular interest to Irish and Northern Irish companies whose products fall under US FDA regulation: Continue reading
Irish Export Insights 