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Question of the Week: How Does an Employee Increase the Amount of Federal Income Tax Withholding?
This week’s question comes from Burt, an office manager. An employee filled out a Form W-4 and now is not having any federal income tax (FIT) withheld from his check. He wants to have $20 withheld...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for May 23, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending May 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 623,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Filing Period for Fiscal Year 2010 H-2B Visas Nears
The H-2B visa allows employers with peak load, seasonal, or intermittent needs to hire foreign workers to fill those slots in certain situations. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter on Lifeguard Minimum Wage and Overtime
The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2009-5. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
Proposed Regulations Allow Employers to Suspend 401(k) Contributions
On May 18, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published at 74 FR 23134, REG-115699-09, Suspension or Reduction of Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions. The proposed regulations take effect...
WV Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides in West Virginia on May 3, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: McDowell, Mingo,...
AL Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes in Alabama on March 25, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Covington, Geneva and Houston. Therefore,...
Question of the Week: At What Age Does Social Security Withholding Stop?
This week’s question comes from Elizabeth, a small-business owner. We just hired a part-time employee who is seventy years old. He’s already collecting social security benefits so I’m not sure if I...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for May 16, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending May 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 631,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Top Ten Tips for Employee Relationships
As companies continue to use layoffs in an effort to control costs, they must consider whether those layoffs can cost more in the long-run due to losses in revenue generation and service quality. It...
