An employer that violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay its workers the legally required overtime rate could not deduct from the damages assessed a travel bonus that the employer paid to its workers at remote jobsites during overtime hours.
Travel Bonus Not Deductible from FLSA Violation Damages
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SEC’s Investment Advice Proposal Upends Fiduciary Debate
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Will Tax Reform Spare 401(k) Pretax Contributions?
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Responding to the Tax Act's Executive Compensation Changes
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The 2017 tax act made significant changes to the taxation of executive compensation arrangements for both publicly held corporations...
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