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Question of the Week: Do Employees Need to File a Revised Form W-4?
This week’s question comes from Jerri, an HR director. I know federal income tax withholding is supposed to change because of the new tax law. Do employees need to file a new Form W-4? Answer:...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for March 7, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending March 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 654,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Take Steps Now to Comply with COBRA Changes
Need to learn more about the changes in COBRA changes mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, but unable to attend next week’s seminar presented by Vision Payroll. Take the...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter Discussing On-call Period Compensation
The US Department of Labor recently issued non-Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2008-14NA. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
Vision Payroll Announces Seminar on COBRA Changes Required by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Please join us on Thursday, March 19, 2009 for a seminar on changes mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These changes affect virtually every employer in Massachusetts and...
Employees Must Forfeit Balance in Transit Reimbursement Accounts upon Termination of Employment
In a response to Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Barack Obama (D-IL), the Internal Revenue Service, in Information Letter 2009-0012, explains why employees who terminate employment are not...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 8.1 Percent in February
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6% to 8.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor reported...
Question of the Week: Do We Need to Pay for Eight Hours of Work on the Third Shift Saturday Night?
This week’s question comes from Greg, a plant manager. We have a third shift that works from 11 pm to 7 am the following day. Some of the workers will work this Saturday night into Sunday. Do we...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for February 28, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending February 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 639,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: IRS Releases Publication 15-T in Response to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Publication 15-T, New Wage Withholding and Advance Earned Income Credit Payment Tables (For Wages Paid Through December 2009). Publication 15-T...
