As mandatory State paid family leave and paid family and medical leave (collectively “PFML”) programs have significantly expanded and proliferated in recent years, participating employers and employees have been faced with a...more
1/31/2025
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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
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