Groom: In Brief

Effective October 1, 2026, amendments to the D.C. Paid Family Leave Act reduce the maximum duration and weekly amount of certain paid...

On Friday, July 3, Treasury posted its regulatory agenda, which includes the following health and welfare-related provisions: Proposed...

On May 20, 2026, Governor Spanberger signed SB 199/HB 5, a new statewide Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) program (“Act”). Virginia previously...

On April 15, House Ways and Means Committee members Reps. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) introduced a bill, the...

Treasury/IRS recently issued Notice 2026-23, which requests recommendations for the 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP).  Treasury/IRS...

As background, in January 2025, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2025-4, which provided guidance on the federal tax treatment and reporting...

Treasury and IRS are working quickly!  Notice 2025-68 referenced pending Form 4547 that can be used to open a Trump account for eligible...

The IRS has resumed normal operations following the conclusion of the government shutdown.  The IRS has fully resumed processing:...

Employees (and their tax advisors) have been eagerly awaiting guidance on how to take advantage of the promised “no tax on tips and...

On May 17, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 1213 into law, expanding protections under Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave...

In August 2024, the American Association of Ancillary Benefits filed a lawsuit against the federal government alleging that the...

Code section 45S allows a general business credit to eligible employers providing paid family and medical leave ("PFML") to their...