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Iowa to Require Child Support Payments by EFT
The Iowa Department of Human Services has amended Chapter 97, “Collection Services Center,” Iowa Administrative Code to require submission of child support payments by means of electronic funds...
Massachusetts Freezes Unemployment Tax Rate Schedule for 2011
Governor Deval Patrick recently signed legislation that will provide immediate relief to Massachusetts’ businesses by freezing employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund at...
Massachusetts Releases 2011 UHI Contribution Rates
The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has released the UHI contribution rates for 2011. According to MGL c. 151A, §14G(f): There shall be a rate review board composed of the...
January 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in January 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.1. By comparison, the percentage of...
Question of the Week: Why Did an Employee Receive an Error Message Trying to Logon To VisionPayroll.com?
This week’s question comes from Jennifer, an office manager. One of the users in our company tried to login using the new multi-factor authentication and received an error message. Why did an...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for February 12, 2011
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending February 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 410,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Multi-Factor Authentication Starts February 17, 2011
Effective February 17, 2011, Vision Payroll will partner with RSA, the Security Division of EMC, to bring multi-factor authentication to its Online Employer portal. Authenticated Device Will Be...
Washington Reduces 2011 Unemployment Tax Rates for Most Employers
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire recently signed Engrossed House Bill 1091 and Senate Bill 5135 into law. As a result, most employers will have their rates reduced from the already announced...
Illinois Releases Revised Withholding Tables
Due to the increase in the Illinois individual income tax rate from 3% to 5%, the Illinois Department of Revenue has released an updated Booklet IL-700-T, Illinois Withholding Tax Tables. New Rate...
New York Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $8,500 for 2011
The New York Department of Labor has announced the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will remain at $8,500 for 2011. Employer Rates for 2011 Announced Employer rates will go from a low of...
