In Escano v. Innovative Financial Partners, LLC, a magistrate judge held that the defendants’ decision to withhold funds from a payment required under a settlement agreement when the plaintiff refused to provide a Form W-9...more
1/29/2024
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Form W-9 ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Required Forms ,
Settlement Agreements ,
W-4 ,
Withholding Requirements
On June 26, 2015, a California appellate court rendered a precedential opinion that should hopefully put to rest the issue of whether an employer must withhold taxes on settlements or judgments made to former employees in...more
7/8/2015
/ Costco ,
FICA Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Lost Wages ,
NLRA ,
Settlement ,
Social Security Act ,
United Airlines ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withholding Requirements ,
Withholding Tax
Until the United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. ___ (2013), the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) required employers providing subsidized benefits to same-sex spouses and domestic...more