We outlined the flurry of Opinion Letters that the Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued, but an important topic in one of those letters deserves a deeper dive: the requirement that employers ...

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The request concerned a waste management employer who paid drivers $12.00 per hour and offered bonus compensation through a “Safety, Job Duties, and Performance” plan. Under this plan, employees could ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire PIO. Many individuals work long hours—far beyond the standard 40-hour week. Starting with tax year 2025, a tax provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ...

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" added the "no tax on overtime" deduction for 2025 returns. Certain workers can deduct up to $12,500 for single filers or $25,000 for married couples ...

According to federal overtime laws, workers are entitled to one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a single working week, unless they meet certain conditions.

Alan West, an hourly worker at Tom Pitzer Trucking, was thrilled to learn his overtime pay might not be taxed. "No tax on overtime — a lot more money in my pocket," West said. But as tax filing season ...

A new deduction allows workers to subtract part of their overtime wages from their 2025 taxable income, lowering some taxpayers' bills in April. However, workers will need to calculate their deduction ...