Recently, companies have seen a spate of class action lawsuits challenging the legality of tobacco cessation wellness programs and related tobacco surcharges imposed by their employer-sponsored health benefit plans....more
8/6/2025
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With the passage of the new federal tax bill on July 4, 2025, unofficially referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), employers and employees in overtime-heavy and tipped industries face new opportunities and...more
7/30/2025
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The CARES Act created a refundable “employee retention credit” as incentive for employers to retain their employees during the 2020 pandemic. Specifically, employers received a credit against their share of the Social...more