Wage and Hour, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Tax Reform

President Trump’s Budget Extends His 2017 Individual Tax Provisions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/11/2025

President Trump signed into law what is commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), extending provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 otherwise set to expire at the end of this year. The new...more

Tax Update: One Big Beautiful Bill Act Signed Into Law – What Does It Mean for You?

Lathrop GPM on 7/8/2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the massive spending and tax package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). The OBBBA makes tax provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, in some...more

Bonuses Prompted By Federal Tax Reform And Pay For Charitable Volunteer Time Were Properly Excluded From Employees’ Overtime...

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/22/2021

Affirming the dismissal of wage and hour claims against “big box” retailer Lowe’s, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that company bonuses, provided to employees following 2018 revisions to federal tax law, were...more

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 20

Clark Hill PLC on 5/22/2018

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Farm Bill Re-vote? Last week’s vote on the farm bill failed after the Freedom Caucus refused to support the measure. A roll call vote on the motion to reconsider was postponed...more

Tax Reform Could Increase Employer Relocation Costs

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 4/17/2018

The costs associated with employee relocation reimbursements may increase as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”). This change affects both for-profit and nonprofit employers...more

What Every Employer Needs To Know About The Tax Reform Law

Fisher Phillips on 3/12/2018

Late last year, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) and it was quickly signed by the President. The Act seeks to reform the current tax system and contains numerous provisions that may be significant to...more

Minnesota Legislature Convenes 2018 Session - Legal Wrangling Threatens Progress

Stinson LLP on 2/21/2018

The 2018 Minnesota legislature kicked off at noon yesterday with no solution to the legal standoff in the Minnesota Senate over whether a Republican state senator can legally hold both her Senate seat and be lieutenant...more

Is the New Employer Tax Credit for You?

FordHarrison on 2/16/2018

Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), businesses are entitled to a general business credit which is made up of several component credits, including the Work Opportunity Credit, the Indian...more

The New Section 199A 20% “Profit Deduction” for Pass-Through Businesses: The Undecided Issue of Owner Compensation

Burr & Forman on 2/13/2018

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress is now offering a new 20% deduction for “pass-through” businesses – i.e. businesses that are not corporations. With the corporate tax rate being reduced under the new law to a flat...more

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part IV: The IRC § 199A Deduction for Qualified Business Income—the Devil Is in the Details...

Foster Garvey PC on 1/30/2018

BACKGROUND - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) adopted a new 20% deduction for non-corporate taxpayers. It only applies to “qualified business income.” The deduction, sometimes called the “pass-through deduction,” is...more

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