Supreme Court to Rule on Seal Rule
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.02.16
The Supreme Court has granted review in State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Rigsby to address the applicable standard for dismissal in False Claims Act cases when whistleblowers, in violation of the statute’s requirements, make public the allegations in their complaint while it is under seal and being investigated by the government. The Court will address a split in which circuits have applied (1) a bright-line rule of dismissal, (2) a rule that considers whether the violation frustrates the congressional goals served by the seal requirement, and (3) a balancing test that focuses on whether the violation actually harms the government.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.21.25
FLSA Overtime Reporting and Withholding
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), signed on July 4, 2025, allows a deduction from an individual’s personal tax return on Form 1040 for “qualified overtime compensation” as defined in new Code § 225. The amount that can be deducted from the employee’s return is capped at $12,500 with the maximum then adjusted down if the employee’s AGI exceeds certain limits. This deduction is permitted in 2025.
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