As most are aware, the no tax on overtime bill  was passed into law on July 4, 2025, and it egregiously omitted a sizable portion of the workforce in this country.  The bill does not change the amount of overtime pay an eligible employee receives on their regular paycheck.  Rather, it is provided in the form of a federal tax deduction for up to $12,500 ($25k for joint filers) applied to your annual tax return. The law was passed as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which does not apply to any employee covered under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).  Why were we omitted?  There were several reasons, not the least of which was an intentional attack on organized labor in this country.  Organized labor leaders had previously secured commitments from members in both chambers of Congress to add an amendment to include the millions of Union workers in the bill.  However, as you may recall, there was a feverish push toward passage so the bill could be signed into law on Independence Day.  As a result of that maneuver, the initiative did not receive enough Congressional support to be put to a vote in either chamber and the bill was passed without amendments, leaving us out.