The standard for determining who’s a joint employer has changed, due to a final rule from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The current NLRB rule, put in place in 2020 under the Trump administration, says that businesses will be…
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Confirming when federal legal and banking holidays will occur in 2024 can help you avoid surprises on paydays, tax deposit due dates and reporting deadlines. Of course, state and local dates are key, too. Finally, adding employer-provided paid holidays into…
Fall is the crunch-time season for unclaimed property reporting and escheatment. The states with approaching deadlines are almost as numerous as the leaves falling this time of year. The majority of them are either October 31 or November 1. In…
Now more than ever, businesses should be prepared to understand and handle union contracts. The reason? A new ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just paved the way for employees to unionize without an election. According to the…
When IRS reduced the electronic filing threshold, the change impacted a long list of information returns. Now, the list of forms to e-file may get longer. That’s because of a recent recommendation from the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC).…
Finally, you've completed the acquisition. As you move forward, don't forget about this potential vulnerability: employees' personally identifiable information. Otherwise, you may run into legal trouble. Here's what happened to one employer: After the acquisition After it acquired a company,…
A big reason employers are still allowing hybrid work is business benefits like reduced operating costs. But it's also harder to ensure employment laws are being followed by your entire team. Compliance missteps with federal employment laws are especially costly…
Heads up: You may need to ask to see certain employees' Form I-9 documents, even if they were hired several years ago. That's because the flexibility employers had due to COVID-19 will disappear this summer. After multiple extensions of the…
Year-end may seem a long way off, but some changes related to Form W-2 may require your attention now. For example, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and IRS have made recent announcements about the form for TY 2023. Here are…
Having employees complete Forms W-4 electronically can be a convenience to you, but be careful: IRS has issued strict guidance, and it's recently been expanded. Employers don't have a "license" to simplify or modify electronic substitutes to paper W-4s, IRS…
IRS has finalized the withholding tables Payroll will need in 2023. Whether you have old or new Forms W-4 on file for employees, you can get ready for next year. As you know, IRS did a major overhaul of the…
Make sure Payroll knows the latest on what to look for when examining new employees’ documents for Form I-9 purposes. Recently, USCIS extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards employees may present for I-9 purposes. As of Sept. 26, 2022,…
