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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it extended the grace period for states and employers to report tax information about benefits paid through a state’s paid family and medical leave program. For 2026, states and employers will not have to comply with tax and income reporting obligations related to those benefits. The grace […]
The IRS’s recently released Revenue Ruling 2025-4 provides significant guidance on the employment tax treatment of contributions to and benefits paid under state paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs and highlights important distinctions among the treatment of contributions and benefits for FICA, FUTA, and income tax withholding purposes. Littler:IRS Ruling Clarifies Employment Tax Implications […]
On January 14, 2025, the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter stating that employers cannot require employees to use their employer-provided paid time off such as vacation time while the employee is taking leave under the FMLA and receiving pay under a state or local PFML program. Littler:DOL Issues […]