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Attorney General Files Suit against Companies for Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. recently filed suit against three trucking companies alleging that the companies improperly classified their employees as independent contractors....
Administrative Exemption Examples Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must be paid a minimum hourly wage and an overtime premium of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of forty...
Arizona Minimum Wage to Increase January 1, 2009
The Labor Department of the Arizona Industrial Commission announced recently that pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §23-363, the minimum wage for the state of Arizona will increase to $7.25 per...
Question of the Week: How Do I Fix an ADP Failure?
This week’s question comes from Dan, a business owner: I just found out that I had an ADP failure. What can I do to fix it? Answer: ADP failures are unfortunately too common, but Vision Payroll can...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 25, 2008
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 479,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of...
Tip of the Week: Pocket Your Vision Payroll Platinum Pay Card Today
Do your employees still waste time and money driving around to get a pay check cashed? Direct deposit is a great solution, but what about employees without a bank account. A Vision Payroll Platinum...
FedEx Ground Ordered to Deliver $14.4 Million in Employee Dispute
A court-appointed referee, retired California Superior Court Judge William J. Cahill, has awarded current and former drivers for FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. (FedEx) $14.4 million in expenses...
Veterans Day Holiday May Require Change in Processing Schedule
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 will be Veterans Day, a federal holiday. Although the offices of Vision Payroll will be open and payrolls will be processed, most banks will be closed in observance of the...
IRS Announces Increase in 2009 SEP Compensation Limitation
In IR-2008-118, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an increase for 2009 to the compensation limitation for Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans. Under §408(k)(2) of the Internal Revenue...
IRS Announces Increase in 2009 Highly Compensated Employee Limitation
In IR-2008-118, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an increase for 2009 to the Highly Compensated Employee Limitation under §414(q)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986....
