The US Department of Labor is ending its legal defense of a Biden-era regulation that widened the eligibility for overtime pay for millions of workers.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Unemployment Insurance Agency is waiving the penalties and interest for employers that did not timely file their unemployment wage reports or pay unemployment taxes for the first quarter of 2026, according to a May 1 agency press release.
The hourly minimum wage in Santa Monica, California, will rise to $18.47 from $17.81 effective July 1, according to an update on the city’s website.
Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Colorado agricultural workers must work at least 56 hours in a workweek before being eligible for overtime, under a bill effective May 4.
The US Department of Labor will make a “final decision” on how to proceed with its regulation governing overtime pay by the end of June, the government told a district court judge.
The operator of an Alabama nursing facility should have factored in Covid-era hazard pay rates when calculating the overtime pay of its medical staff, a federal appeals court panel found.
The Treasury Department is “working diligently to get guidance out” on various provisions of the Republican tax-and-spending bill that was enacted last year, an agency official said at a tax law conference Friday.
Trader Joe’s defeated claims that it mishandled forfeited money in its 401(k) plan, but the ongoing trial over the plan’s fees and investment options will continue, a Boston federal judge ruled Friday.
A Lincoln, Nebraska, local minimum wage proposal that conflicts with the state minimum wage law would be invalid if the city enacts it, according to a May 7 opinion issued by the Nebraska Department of Justice.
The IRS is weighing factors such as applying non-discrimination rules and the choice of trustee as it writes additional guidance for the implementation of Trump Accounts for employers and workers later this year.
Treasury Department officials said Friday they are preparing regulations and guidance to address various provisions of the major retirement legislation signed into law during the Biden administration.
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The Treasury Department and the IRS want public comments on various aspects of the standards under which manufacturing and refining property will be newly eligible for the bonus depreciation tax break on capital spending, a Treasury official said.
First Reserve Bank of Cleveland defeated a Sixth Circuit appeal by a former employee who said she was wrongly denied disability benefits on account of long-haul Covid-19.
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The Arkansas Governor signed a law that includes: 1) reducing the top individual income tax rate to 3.7 percent beginning with tax year 2026; and 2) reducing the top corporate ...
The Italian Official Gazette April 30 published Decree-Law No. 62, introducing urgent provisions on fair wages, employment incentives, and measures to combat digital labor exploitation. The decree-law includes measures: 1) ...
The Slovenian Financial Administration May 5 updated guidance on the taxation of nonresident and resident performers and athletes. Updated topics include: 1) a 1 percent long-term care contribution (DO) applies ...
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