The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces changes and new requirements for reporting overtime pay in 2026. The changes are required to enable employees to claim certain overtime deductions on their personal tax return. The new tax deduction applies only to the ‘Qualified Overtime...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) requires changes to tax reporting on overtime and tips. However, the IRS announced that, as part of the phased implementation of the OBBBA, there will be no changes to tax returns or federal withholding tables for Tax Year 2025. The IRS will not be making...

We’re not debating calories or whether that charcuterie board counts as an appetizer or dinner. We're talking about the IRS tightening the rules for deductible meals. Starting January 1, 2026, some winery meals that have historically been deductible will become completely nondeductible. Same...

Most winery owners and their employees hear “extension” and think one thing: We’re late. That is not what an extension means. In many cases, filing an extension is a protective move. It keeps options open, even if the return is filed by the original deadline. Here’s why that is important. What an...

If peak seasons make or break your operation, you’ve seen how quickly a smooth-running warehouse can get overloaded. Orders pile up, aisles tighten, and your main forklift fleet hits its limit. You need more capacity fast, but you don’t necessarily need more equipment all year long. That’s exactly...

Santa Rosa, Calif., August 21st, 2025—Lumo, the leader in precision irrigation technology for specialty crop growers, today announced the launch of Pump Automation, a powerful new integration with its smart valve platform. Select growers on the North and Central Coasts are already using Lumo pump...

“We successfully automated almost every irrigation set last season on 60 acres of the ranch, running the pump at night and freeing up irrigator hours to irrigate other blocks on the ranch during the day. For the first time, I can say that these blocks were sufficiently irrigated, and last year’s...

On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., finding that meal period and rest break premium pay are considered wages. This is in accordance with the purposes of the California Labor Code’s provisions regarding timely wage payment...

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ADDS TO COST OF DOING BUSINESS BY REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO PAY FOR MISSED BREAKS AT A HIGHER RATE OF PAY On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court decided in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, that employers must pay premium payments to employees for missed meal, rest,...

Role and Responsibilities Knowledge of bottling line operations and equipment Must be able to run and maintain mobile bottling line Be able to troubleshoot bottling line equipment under pressure Must be flexible to work possible overtime and Saturdays Traveling required - mostly in Sonoma and Napa...