Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) in accordance with the recently enacted COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (the “Act”) extending the payment...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) to implement the payroll tax withholding and payment deferral provided for in President Trump’s Presidential...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order and three Memoranda to his Cabinet and Executive Agency heads (collectively, the “Executive Orders”) that provide or extend COVID-19 relief to...more
8/11/2020
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We’ve long known that California law does not treat Labor Code Section 203 penalties as “wages.” Earlier this year, the IRS published its view on how to treat those penalties (often referred to as “waiting time penalties” or...more