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Trump Axes $15 Contractor Wage, Infrastructure Project Orders

President Donald Trump scrapped Biden-era executive orders that raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 and drove federal infrastructure investments toward companies that agree to union neutrality.

Trump Signs Government Funding Bill to Avert Federal Shutdown

US President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding bill that will keep the government open for the remainder of the fiscal year, paving the way for Republican lawmakers to pivot to signature border and tax bills they seek to pass in the coming months.

Trump’s No Tax on Tips Pledge May Cause ‘Crazy Things’ to Happen

The way Donald Trump tells the story, a young waitress at his Las Vegas hotel restaurant last year mentioned that tax collectors were hounding her “viciously” for tip income. “ ‘You know, sir, you should have no tax on tips,’ she said. I said, ‘What did you just say? Say those words again,’ ” the president recalled earlier this year. “ ‘You just won the election for me.’ ”

Cuts sought by Congress, Musk spell trouble for IRS

The IRS faces a barrage of challenges to its mission from the Trump administration and a Congress dominated by his Republican Party, spelling uncertainty for taxpayers and practitioners in the coming years.

Conference Reports: PayrollOrg’s 2025 Capital Summit

The 2025 Capital Summit, a two-day conference hosted by PayrollOrg, takes place March 17 and 18 in Arlington, Virginia.

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FDIC, OCC Probationary Employees Reinstated, Placed on Leave

Two federal banking regulators reinstated probationary employees terminated in a previous round of workforce cuts, according to letters sent to the workers.

By Evan Weinberger

Pregnant Bartender at Fat Tuesday Gets Bias, Accommodation Trial

Fat Tuesday restaurant must face trial on some claims by a former bartender who says she was fired mere days after disclosing her pregnancy, a Las Vegas federal judge ruled.

TCJA Expiration Leads Hot Payroll Issues in 2025

The looming expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2025 is one of a number of issues at all levels of government that should have payroll professionals’ attention, a practitioner said March 17.

Differing Laws, Stakeholders Complicate Payroll Garnishments

Withholding wages for creditor garnishments can involve several state laws and multiple interested parties with different objectives, which often makes the task for payroll professionals more difficult than it needs to be, an creditor rights attorney said March 17.

Conference Reports: PayrollOrg’s 2025 Capital Summit

The 2025 Capital Summit, a two-day conference hosted by PayrollOrg, takes place March 17 and 18 in Arlington, Virginia.

More Than 1,000 EPA Employees Protest Return-to-Office Mandate

More than 1,000 EPA employees have filed individual grievances against the agency for seeking to end remote work and telework, according to the agency’s biggest union.

Dominican Republic Increases Minimum Wages April 1

The Dominican Republic increased its standard monthly minimum wages April 1, ahead of another increase Feb. 1, 2026, under a March 3 resolution from the country’s National Wages Committee.

Fired IRS Employees Reinstated After Maryland Judge’s Order

The IRS is reinstating thousands of recently fired probationary employees and placing them on administrative leave, according to an IRS email sent to these workers Monday.

Cemetery Gets New Chance to Keep Wage Lawsuit in Federal Court

A California cemetery can try again to show there’s enough money at stake to defend a wage case in federal, not state, court because the district judge wrongly upped its evidentiary burden, an appellate court said.

Amazon Worker Screenings Wage Question Sent to Connecticut Court

Amazon.com Inc. workers who say the company owes them pay for time spent on security screenings under Connecticut law have convinced the Second Circuit to ask the state’s highest court to weigh in.