The decision by a federal agency that California meal and rest break rules are preempted was not arbitrary or capricious and reflects a permissible interpretation of relevant law, a U.S. appeals court ruled Jan. 15.

Michigan extended January withholding deadlines for employers that were affected by a state ban on public gatherings, the state treasury department said Jan. 14.

The Biden administration’s plan to expand emergency federal leave during the Covid-19 pandemic includes the nation’s largest companies, widening the pool of employers that can be sued if they refuse to grant worker requests to recover from the virus, care for family members, or deal with school and childcare closures.

Opinion letters addressing overtime calculations for tipped workers in multiple roles and tip-pool requirements for nontipped hosts were issued Jan. 15 by the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division.

Liberty Mutual Group Inc. convinced a federal court in California to retain jurisdiction over a proposed class action alleging that more than 100 sales represenatives were subjected to unpaid overtime, missed breaks, and other state labor violations.

Paying federal employment taxes and filing reports to the Internal Revenue Service are among the many key duties of payroll professionals.