The Trump Administration -- whether due to incompetence, malfeasance, ideological opposition, or plain obstinate refusal to obey the rule of law -- has failed to publish new 2026 civil money penalties (“CMPs”) for the wage and hour laws which were required to be issued by January 15th.

Many taxpayers are claiming the new overtime pay tax deduction for all their overtime income, not just the extra one-half premium pay. Also, no surprise, ineligible workers are also claiming the deduction. According to the WSJ, so far this tax season 22 million returns or more than 20% of tax filers have claimed the deduction, a rate more than twice what was predicted at the time of enactment of The Big Beautiful Bill last year. Some of those taxpayers are going to need a FLSA expert to help defend them from IRS audits and resulting interest and penalties.

Around age 65 the American Bar Association (“ABA”) automatically enrolls you in the so-called Senior Law Section. They also send you a magazine with all kinds of articles with headings urging you to “Stop Practicing Law You Fool Before You Malpractice or Get Sick.”