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03/22/2121
Repaying Deferred Payroll Taxes
IRS Notice 2020-65 allowed employers to defer withholding and payment of the employee’s Social Security taxes. This deferral applied to those with
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03/22/2121
Rethinking Your Employee Benefits Strategy
In the past, as long as you provided health insurance and retirement benefits, your benefits were considered competitive. Now, the pressure is on
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03/22/2121
Hiring in a New Era
As you create your company’s hiring plan for a post-pandemic world, you need to adapt to a new reality. To begin with, you will need to
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03/22/2121
7 Key Aspects of Payroll Compliance
1. Federal wage and hour laws The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets federal wage and hour standards, which are administered by the U.S. Department
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03/03/2121
Employment Records Retention: What Are the Federal Laws?
Preview in new tab How long do you have to keep records? There’s no one answer. However, we’ve summarized some of the most common federal
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03/03/2121
What Will Retaining Talent Look Like in the Post-Pandemic Workplace?
Who could have predicted the disruption and change 2020 brought to the way we work? Now that we are starting to look ahead, past the loss and the
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03/03/2121
Common Overtime Mistakes To Avoid
There are many ways to run afoul of overtime laws. Below are some of the most common — review them to ensure that you’re always in
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03/03/2121
Can Employers Mandate Vaccinations?
Can an employer require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19? It’s a simple question, but one that does not have an easy answer. In
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02/02/2121
An Overview of Federal and State Overtime Exemption Laws
On Sept. 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule increasing the salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional
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02/02/2121
Are Your Employees Cross-Trained?
When employees quit or miss work for some reason, when layoffs become necessary, or even when it’s just a matter of busy season, cross-trained
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02/02/2121
What Are Predictive Scheduling Laws?
At times, you may want to suddenly change an hourly employee’s work schedule to better suit your business needs. However, several jurisdictions
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02/02/2121
Employee Retention Tax Credit Gets a Boost
The second relief bill, passed at the end of 2020, contains updates to the employee retention credit, a refundable payroll tax credit. Each option
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12/02/2020
IRS Updates Form 941 To Reflect COVID-19 Tax Credits
The IRS has revised Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, to accommodate COVID-19-related employment tax credits granted under the
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12/02/2020
What the Taxpayer First Act Means for Employers
According to the IRS’ website, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 “aims to broadly redesign” the IRS by expanding and strengthening
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12/02/2020
Cash Balance Plans: Defined-Benefit with a Twist
Both individuals and the companies they work for continue to explore new ways to address the finances of retirement. One option is the cash balance
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