Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is a party to legal proceedings, compliance matters, environmental, as well as wage and hour and other labor claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, management believes that the ultimate outcome of these items, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

IEEPA Tariff Refund

In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) on goods imported into the United States were unauthorized. The Company serves as the importer of record for certain products previously subject to IEEPA tariffs and paid approximately $13,700 in such tariffs since their inception. The U.S. Court of International Trade subsequently ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to refund all collected IEEPA tariffs. The Company has complied with CBP’s prescribed administrative process through their Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) system for seeking these refunds.

To account for potential recoveries of previously paid IEEPA tariffs, the Company applies a gain contingency model in accordance with ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies. Under this model, a gain contingency is not recognized until the gain is realized or realizable, which is at the earlier of when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) affirms the Company’s refund claim or the refund is received in cash. Any recovery, when recognized, would be reflected as a reduction of Inventory to the extent the related goods remain on hand, or as a reduction of Cost of goods sold for amounts related to goods already sold. As of May 2, 2026, the Company had not received any affirmation from CBP or refund payments, and the timing, amount, and ultimate receipt of any refunds remains uncertain. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized a receivable and corresponding offset to Cost of goods sold or Inventory in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2026. Subsequent to the fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2026, the Company received cash refund payments of $2,437, including $116 in interest. We continue to monitor these developments and their potential impact on our results of operations.

Contingencies

Beginning in 2020, the U.S. government enacted various relief packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of which was the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"). The CARES Act included, among other items, provisions relating to refundable employee retention payroll tax credits. The Company applied for these employee retention tax credits relating to the first and second quarters of 2021. Due to uncertainties regarding approval by the Internal Revenue Service of the Company's eligibility for the credit and the complex nature of the Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") computations, the Company accounts for the ERC by analogy to ASC 450-30, Contingencies - Gain Contingencies. In accordance with ASC 450-30, the ERC is recognized after the related contingency is resolved and deemed realizable, which the Company has determined is upon receipt of payment and completion of any potential audit or examination or the expiration of the related statute of limitations.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company received payments totaling $7,173 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury relating to the ERC for the first and second quarters of 2021, including $1,560 in interest. As the related statute of limitations expired, the Company recorded the ERC benefit of $5,613 within Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses as an offset to compensation expense and recorded $1,560 as Other (income) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Fiscal 2025.