DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Remote Employees’ Time
In August 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5. The bulletin addresses "Employers' obligation to exercise reasonable diligence...
04 May, 2021
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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,...
03 May, 2021
IRS will recalculate taxes on 2020 unemployment benefits and start issuing refunds in May
Normally, any unemployment compensation someone receives is taxable. However, a recent law change allows some recipients to not pay tax on some 2020...
30 April, 2021
From the HR Support Center: Key Practices to Keep the Workplace Safe
In 1970, when Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law, an estimated 14,000 workers were killed on the job...
29 April, 2021
Is a Minister’s Social Security Allowance Taxable?
Is a Minister's Social Security Allowance Taxable? Yes. Unlike non-clergy employees, clergy do not have Social Security or Medicare taxes taken out of their...
28 April, 2021
Top 3 Ways to Lower Labor Expenses
While labor expenses are not something that employers can completely eliminate, we have yet to encounter a business that cannot find ways to...
27 April, 2021
Employee Overpayment Can Lead to Problems
You may have overpaid an employee because someone entered the wrong information into the system. Or maybe the employee or his or her...
26 April, 2021
American Rescue Plan tax credits available to small employers to provide paid leave to employees receiving COVID-19 vaccines; new fact sheet outlines details
WASHINGTON − The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department recently announced further details of tax credits available under the American Rescue Plan...
23 April, 2021
From the HR Support Center: Can I require employees to turn on their cameras during meetings?
Yes, generally, you can require employees to have their webcam on during meetings. You may, however, want to take things like low internet...
22 April, 2021
To avoid paying FICA or withholding income taxes, can churches classify paid workers as independent contractors?
No. Churches cannot classify paid workers as independent contractors in an effort to save money. They must follow the law. For a non-clergy employee,...
21 April, 2021