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Question of the Week: Should I Make A Voluntary SUTA Payment?
This week’s question comes from Rick, a corporate controller. We received a notification from our state unemployment agency that we may want to make a voluntary payment toward SUTA. Should we make a...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 10, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 524,000, an increase of 54,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Phishing Scams Use IRS Name and Logo in E-Mails
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for phony e-mails that appear to be from IRS employees. The e-mails attempt to get personal information such as social...
Form I-9 Revised by USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted an interim final rule to change Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The rule will become effective February 2,...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 5, Box 4 Social Security Tax Withheld
This is one in a continuing series on the 2008 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, which employers must generally furnish to employees no later than February 2, 2009. Forms mailed on the due date are...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 7.2 Percent in December
Nonfarm payroll employment declined sharply in December, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.8% to 7.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor reported recently. Payroll...
Idaho Unemployment Wage Base Increases to $33,200
Roger B. Madsen, Director of the Idaho Department of Labor announced recently that the 2009 unemployment wage will increase from $32,200 to $33,200. In addition, tax rates (including the workforce...
Question of the Week: Why Did My State Unemployment Rate Change?
This week’s question comes from Rob, a business owner. I paid all my federal and state unemployment taxes and didn’t lay anyone off. Why is my unemployment rate going up? Answer: Generally, your...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 3, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 467,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised...
Tip of the Week: Resolve to Get Up-to-date on Top 2009 Employment Law Topics
This New Year’s you may have resolved to lose more weight, spend more time with family, or be nicer to your payroll service. Hopefully, you haven’t broken all those resolutions yet. It’s not too...
