New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law A-3819 (S-2730), which reduces the unemployment tax rates that employers would have otherwise had to pay during the 2012 rate year (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012). The rates will increase, however, from...
According to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), employers in the county of Marin directly affected by the severe rainstorms may request up to a 60-day extension of time from EDD to file their State payroll reports and/or deposit State payroll...
This week’s question comes from Tony, a restaurant owner. I read that restaurants should obtain a signed tip credit notice from all tipped employees. What is the impact of not providing a tip credit notice? Answer: Employers who do not provide a tip credit notice are...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending July 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 405,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 427,000. The 4-week moving average was 423,250, a decrease of...
On April 5, 2011, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that affects employers who have tipped employees. The rule amended a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulation. All employers are required to provide certain required information to all tipped...
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in June 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.3, up from 21.1 in May. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was...
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has obtained an agreement for Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools system (PGCPS) to pay $4,222,146 in back wages due 1,044 workers to resolve violations of the H-1B temporary foreign worker program....
Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Inc. (Farmers) has agreed to pay $1,520,705 in overtime back wages to 3,459 employees following an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed significant and systemic violations of the...
Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June (+18,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.2%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Employment in most major private-sector industries changed little over the month....
This week’s question comes from Casey, an HR director. We have a dependent care flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and one of our employees has asked to be reimbursed for camp costs paid for her son. Can camp costs be reimbursed under a dependent care FSA? Answer:...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending July 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 418,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 432,000. The 4-week moving average was 424,750, a decrease of...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law establishing minimum standards for employee health benefit and retirement plans. While an employer is not required to establish a plan, ERISA does require those who establish and administer plans to...
The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a $3 million National Emergency Grant to create temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts after severe storms and tornadoes struck the central and western areas of...
The New Hampshire General Court voted to override the veto of Governor John Lynch and to enact HB 133, AN ACT relative to the minimum wage. The law will require the New Hampshire minimum wage to be linked to the federal minimum wage and is effective August 21, 2011....
The Washington Employment Security Department has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2012. The wage base will increase from $37,300 for 2011 to $38,200 for 2012. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision Payroll Unemployment Taxable...
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has released Technical Information Release (TIR) 11-5, Employer-Provided Health Care Benefits Update. This TIR updates TIR 07-16, Personal Income Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Coverage for an...
This week’s question comes from David, an HR Director. One of our department managers received a complaint from an employee that we need to investigate. How do we conduct workplace investigations? Answer: The Workplace Investigations Guide can help employers through...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 428,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 429,000. The 4-week moving average was 426,750, an increase of...
Most employers nationwide will receive an employment tax reduction July 1, 2011 when the temporary FUTA surtax expires. The temporary surtax was enacted in 1976. The standard FUTA tax rate will decrease from 6.2% to 6.0%. Standard Credit Rate is 5.4% for 2011...
The standard mileage rates for the use of automobiles beginning July 1, 2011 will be 55.5 cents per mile for business miles driven and 23.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes the Internal Revenue Service announced in Announcement 2011-40 and News...
Monday, July 4, 2011 will be Independence Day, a federal holiday. The offices of Vision Payroll will close July 1 at 5 pm EDT and re-open Tuesday July 5. Most banks will also be closed in observance of the holiday. Date Paid Process Deadline 7/04/2011 6/29/2011...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released Rev. Proc. 2011-32 which contained the 2012 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts or HSAs. Deductions Limitation Set to Increase The annual limitation on deductions will increase from $3,050 in 2011 to...
Monday, May 30, 2011 will be Memorial Day, a federal holiday. The offices of Vision Payroll will close Friday May 27 at 5 pm EDT and re-open Tuesday May 31. Most banks will also be closed in observance of the holiday. Date Paid Process Deadline 5/30/2011 5/25/2011...
Due to the damage caused by the severe storms, tornadoes, and associated flooding, in Arkansas on April 14, 2011, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Arkansas, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Crawford,...
Due to the damage caused by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and associated flooding, in Tennessee on April 25, 2011, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Bledsoe, Bradley, Carroll, Cocke, Crockett, Greene,...
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