Federal Alerts

DOL Releases Proposed New Overtime Rules

Monday, April 1, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released its proposal for establishing the amounts required to be earned by an employee in order for that employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. The DOL previously had issued final regulations modifying these FLSA overtime amounts in 2016, but the changes never became effective due to litigation challenging the DOL’s actions. Now, the DOL has proposed new changes.

2018 ACA Tax Filing – Final Steps

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
Forms 1095-C should have been approved and furnished to your employees by the IRS Deadline for furnishing the forms to your employees. Our next step is to ensure the IRS receives your Forms 1094-C and 1095-C transmission by the IRS’ April 1st deadline.

OSHA Finalizes Electronic Recordkeeping

Monday, March 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA each year. The final rule takes effect on February 25, 2019.  

Deadline to Submit EEO-1 Report Extended

Monday, March 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the Employer Information Report EEO-1, commonly known as the EEO-1 Report opening and deadline for submission has been extended. 

February and March 2019 HR Compliance Calendar

Monday, February 4, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
Below is a summary of compliance requirements that recently took effect or will take effect in the next few months. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archives. 

January and February 2019 HR Compliance Calendar

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update

A summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect this month or next. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archive. In addition, please note that there are a number of pay increases that will take effect as of December 31, 2018 or January 1, 2019 for both exempt and non-exempt employees. A detailed list of pay increases can be found in the Minimum Wage Update for Various Jurisdictions article in the December edition of the Insights & Solutions Newsletter.

DOL Issues FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Reasonable Relationship Test

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update

In furtherance of a practice reinstituted earlier this year, the DOL’s Wage Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA 2018-25 which provides guidance to employers paying exempt employees on an hourly, daily, or shift basis by addressing the requirement in 29 C.F.R. Section 541.604(b) that a “reasonable relationship” exist between an exempt employee’s guaranteed amount and the amount actually earned.

Year End Compliance Alerts – Two Actions Required to Avoid Penalties

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update

As your compliance partner, ADP TotalSource will assist you with meeting two important year-end compliance deadlines: (1) ACA year-end filing; and (2) EEO reporting. Log into ADP TotalSource® to complete the steps necessary to comply with federal statutes and regulations.

Minimum Wage Update Effective July 1, 2018 for Various Jurisdictions

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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Federal Compliance Update
The following states/localities have increased their minimum wage rates. You can view the document here. If applicable, you must increase the pay rate for non-exempt employees to meet the new minimum wage on or before July 1, 2018, and, if needed, order a new poster. The minimum wage rate is based on the employee’s work location. 
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