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The freshly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” introduces two above-the-line tax deductions for tips and overtime wages. While these deductions offer potential savings for eligible workers, they come with new compliance...more
On December 19, the IRS published an updated mileage reimbursement rate for 2025: $0.70 per mile, a three cent increase from the 2024 rate. The rate applies to all vehicles, electric and gas alike....more
The Background: The Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") created or enhanced various tax credits for qualifying renewable energy projects. However, a taxpayer loses 80% of otherwise-available IRA credits unless prevailing wage...more
On June 18, 2024, Treasury and the IRS released the final rule for compliance with the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (PWA requirements) pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This final rule...more
The IRS released new guidance for federal credit unions as to their ability to claim the Employee Retention Credit under Section 2301 of the CARES Act. According to the Office of Chief Counsel for the IRS, federal credit...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act made sweeping changes to Internal Revenue Code (Code) and ERISA provisions governing employee benefit plans. In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, the...more
On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) signed and published a Memorandum of Understanding for Employment Tax Referrals (the “MOU”). The MOU establishes a system for...more
This chart sets forth some of the annually adjusted dollar limits that impact employee benefits, as published by the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ...more
Here we go again! It seems like lately, every time a new presidential administration is elected, we get new rules that overturn existing rules that often go back to other, even older rules....more
In March, U.S. Department of Treasury issued its annual General Explanations of the Administration’s Revenue Proposals, commonly known as the “Green Book.” Among other revenue proposals, the Treasury addressed the treatment...more
Worker classification is one of the most common, recurring tax disputes. At its most basic level, the question boils down to this: Is the worker an employee or an independent contractor? The risks of getting it wrong can...more
Cancelled and reissued qualified plan distribution checks, particularly to decedents, should be monitored for payment in light of the Internal Revenue Service’s repeated refusal to repay withholding to payor plans. If a Form...more
The IRS maintains its own test for classifying independent contractors. Misclassification may result in expensive penalties to the employer. Independent contractor rules have been the source of a fair amount of media...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
In this legal update, our employee benefits team highlights the recently issued 2021 calendar year limits for qualified retirement plans, other retirement arrangements, fringe benefits, and health and welfare plans....more
Employers should weigh carefully whether to participate in the voluntary deferring of the employee portion of Social Security taxes pursuant to the executive memorandum issued by President Trump on August 8, 2020. The...more
Most employers reimburse their employees for money spent on meals, hotels and other expenses during work trips as business expenses, but few have given thought to reimbursing employees for employee costs incurred at home,...more
In a win secured by members of Fisher Phillips Wage and Hour Law Practice Group, a Colorado federal court just held that employers may “reasonably approximate” vehicle-related expenses for reimbursement purposes under federal...more
With Labor Day upon us, many families are facing the start of a school year with remote or hybrid learning. As a result, many employees must figure out how to satisfy their work obligations while making alternate arrangements...more
On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter finding that employers of delivery drivers need not reimburse mileage at the IRS “standard” reimbursement rate....more
On August 8, 2020, the President directed the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the deferment of certain payroll tax withholding, depositing, and payment obligations otherwise incurred on wages and compensation paid...more
As the pandemic continues to scar wide portions of our society, a number of employees have expressed to their employers an interest in donating their own PTO to help co-workers and community members adversely impacted by...more
Way back in March, as the pandemic began to set in, Congress quickly passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act) as part of a barrage of legislation aimed at providing relief to American workers. The Act...more
Jackson Walker posted its update to FAQs on employment issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The JW updates reflect recent Department of Labor (DOL) regulations and guidelines for employer compliance with the...more
After days of uncertainty and looming deadlines created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the DOL has finally issued some definitive regulatory guidance, as well as twenty new Q&As to its list of...more