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Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.01.06

In our Bullet Point of May, 19, 2006, we reported that CMS had lost a bid protest on one of the first competitive procedures to replace the existing fiscal intermediary and Medicare carrier contractors. In a companion protest that the same protester filed on another award under the same RFP, CIGNA Gov't Services, LLC (May 4, 2006, http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/297915.pdf), CMS prevailed against allegations that CMS had “completely abdicated” its responsibility to perform a cost realism analysis, as GAO found that CMS had considered all relevant information in the awardee's proposal and that there was no basis to question the reasonableness of CMS's analysis.

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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....