New Year Brings New W-2 Phishing Scheme
This time of year, it is not unusual to see W-2 phishing schemes in which scammers try to steal confidential W-2 information via email requests and links. This year there's a new twist on the [...]
These State Minimum Wage Rates Are Set to Increase January 1, 2020
Not only will employees be ringing in the New Year on January 1, 2020, but in select states, they will also be celebrating higher wages. Twenty-one states are set to increase their minimum wage rates [...]
Form W-4: What You Need to Know for 2020
Form W-4, retitled Employee's Withholding Certificate, has undergone rounds of significant revisions since updates to the tax codes were announced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 and implemented last year. The final [...]
2019 ACA Reporting Deadlines
The Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate for employees was officially repealed on January 1, 2019. However, Congress did not repeal the ACA requirements for employers. Applicable large employers (ALE) with 50 or more employees [...]
New Overtime Threshold Is Effective January 1
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on September 24, 2019, updating the salary threshold for exempt employees. Now, employees making less than $35,568 a year cannot be considered exempt and must earn [...]
2020 Banking Holidays and Your Payroll
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System maintains a list of federal banking holidays for the current year and the following four years. As 2020 approaches, you should take note of upcoming federal [...]
These States Are Banning Salary History Questions in 2019
Asking about an interviewee’s salary history, once a standard practice for many employers to eliminate certain people from their hiring pool, will no longer be allowed in various cities and states soon. In the past, [...]
Texas Employers Can Now Use Payroll Cards without Employee Initial Consent
With the passage of HB 2240, as of September 1, 2019, Texas employers can pay their employees with payroll debit cards without receiving the consent of their employees first. Before the passing of HB 2240, [...]
Deadline for EEO-1 Report Extended to September 30, 2019
In April, a federal judge accepted a proposal from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to extend the EEO-1 Component 2 reporting deadline to September 30, 2019. The EEO-1, also known as The Employer Information [...]
Department of Labor Revises Overtime Rule Proposal
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released an updated proposal regarding overtime rules set under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, all employees - unless they’re exempt - must receive [...]
