Energy Tax Credit Guidance Comes as Transfer Market Takes Off
The Treasury Department and IRS are working fast to pump out rules for energy tax credits to cement gains from the 2022 tax-and-climate law known as the Inflation Reduction Act, government officials ...
Erroneous Covid Claims Reach $1 Billion in IRS Opt-In Program
The IRS has seen about $1 billion in incorrect employee retention credit claims just from its voluntary disclosure program ...
No Qualified Immunity for Two Witchita Officials After Firing
Two police department officials in Wichita, Kansas, aren’t entitled to qualified immunity from the suit of a former police ...
IRS Issues 401(k) Disaster Relief Guidance FAQ Under SECURE 2.0
A landmark federal retirement law allows for special purpose distributions of up to $22,000 of qualified disaster recovery distributions from eligible 401(k), 403(b), and IRA plans, the IRS said in a ...
Case: Discrimination/Discharge (S.D. Ohio)
An Ohio federal district court denied summary judgment to Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC on a store manager’s age discrimination claims under the ADEA and state law where indirect evidence shows he was ...
Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (N.D. Ala.)
An Alabama federal district court granted summary judgment to the Sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama, on a disparate treatment claim under Title VII of a White police sergeant. McCune v. Pettway, ...
Iowa Deportation Law Draws Threat to Sue From US as Overreach
The Biden administration told Iowa it will sue to block a new law that makes it a crime to reenter the state after being deported from the US, saying it is preempted by federal law, undermines foreign ...
Missouri State Judge Gets Clerk’s Retaliation Suit Dismissed
A state court clerk in Missouri failed to allege an adverse employment action stemming from a state judge’s push to hold her in contempt for not properly responding to a records request, a federal ...
PBGC Names Acting Director Following Departure of Hartogensis
The federal government’s private pension insurer has named Ann Y. Orr as its acting chief, following former director Gordon Hartogensis’ exit at the end of April at the conclusion of his five-year ...
Compass Minerals Unit Sued Over Fire-Suppression Trade Secrets
Perimeter Solutions LP sued a Compass Minerals International Inc. unit for allegedly stealing its trade secrets after hiring ...
Trump Hush-Money Trial: Key Takeaways From Week Two of Testimony
The second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial gave jurors first-hand accounts of negotiations for payments to two women and how the former president’s 2016 campaign reacted ...
Focus on Rule Details to Grow if Chevron Loses, PBGC Lawyer Says
The top lawyer for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation said she would encourage the agency to take an even more deliberate approach to explaining the rules it promulgates if the US Supreme Court ...