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US Department of Labor Releases Safe Harbor Rule on Employee Contributions to Small Pension and Welfare Plans
The US Department of Labor recently announced the publication of a final rule to protect employee contributions deposited to small pension and welfare benefit plans with fewer than 100 participants...
Massachusetts Releases 2010 Employer Contribution Rates for Unemployment Taxes
The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has released the 2010 employer contribution rates for unemployment taxes. Employers may check their rate using QUEST. Rates were...
Massachusetts Releases 2010 UHI Contribution Rates
The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has released the UHI contribution rates for 2010. According to MGL c. 151A, §14G(f): There shall be a rate review board composed of the...
Qualifying Wages Under the HIRE Act
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), employers who hire certain unemployed workers are allowed not to pay certain employment taxes. In order to qualify under the HIRE...
Question of the Week: How Does the HIRE Act Affect Employees’ Future Social Security Benefits?
This week’s question comes from Sean, an HR director. We are in the process of hiring some employees who would allow us to claim exemption from paying the employer’s share of social security taxes...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for March 20, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending March 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 442,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Employers May Elect to Have HIRE Act Exemption Not Apply
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), employers who hire certain unemployed workers are allowed not to pay certain employment taxes. Employers who claim the exemption...
HIRE Act Exemption Begins March 19, 2010
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), employers who hire certain unemployed workers are allowed not to pay certain employment taxes. Exempt wages are those paid “with...
Many Employers Eligible for HIRE Act Exemption
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), employers who hire certain unemployed workers are allowed not to pay certain employment taxes. Most employers are eligible for this...
Certain Replacement Employees Not Eligible for HIRE Act Credit
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act), employers who hire certain unemployed workers are allowed not to pay certain employment taxes. Employees are not eligible under the...
