Compliance Corner
Thursday, January 4, 2018
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H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), was passed by both the House and Senate on December 20, 2017, and signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act includes several significant changes that are relevant to employers for payroll, employment tax and employee benefits purposes.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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In fourteen states, a separation notice is required to be given to terminating employees. The fourteen states are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that, among other revisions to its drug and alcohol testing regulations; it will expand its drug testing panel.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data until midnight on December 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against employers who submit their reports after the December 15, 2017 deadline, but before the December 31, 2017 final entry date.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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At this time At this time, the IRS is not providing any changes to the 2018 percentage-method withholdings tables and Form W-4.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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Employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9 information that appear to come from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Do not respond to these emails or click the links in them.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Several states, cities, and counties will be increasing their minimum wage rates effective January 1, 2018. In several jurisdictions, the rate of pay depends on the size of the employer and/or work location of the employees. You will have to update your employees’ rates as needed to ensure you remain in compliance.
Monday, November 13, 2017
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According to the Third Circuit, refusing to compensate employees for short breaks is prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employees must be paid for rest breaks that are twenty minutes or less in duration.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
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Finding it wholly inconsistent with the statute and the regulation it purports to interpret, the Ninth Circuit, in Marsh v. J. Alexander’s, LLC, has held invalid the United States Department of Labor’s “80/20” tip credit rule, or “20% Rule,” which limits the availability of the tip credit when tipped employees spend more than 20% of their time performing non-tip generating duties.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
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December 1, 2017 is the proposed deadline for affected employers to electronically submit injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA may still change the requirements in the final rule; however, affected employers should prepare to meet the proposed deadline. OSHA has set up a website, called the Injury Tracking Application (ITA), for affected employers to electronically submit their data.