Employer Withholding on Employment Awards
Tax ruling confirms protocol on job-related judgments The California Court of Appeal recently confirmed that employment-related settlements or judgments are wages from which employers must withhold payroll taxes. In Cifuentes v. Costco Wholesale Corp., Cifuentes challenged former employer Costco’s withholding of payroll taxes from a wrongful termination judgment. The court ruled in favor of Costco, […]