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Paid Leave Tax Credit Beginning January 2018
The new Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical leave, Section 13403 was signed into law as part of the tax bill in December 2017. This provision created a two-year pilot program for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their...
Court Rejects Industry Challenge to Silica Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected all industry challenges to Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA’s) final rule on respirable crystalline silica exposure. In 2016, OHSA issued two new respirable...
USCIS to Dispose of Old E-Verify Records
On March 1, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must dispose of E-Verify records that are over ten years old - those dated on or before December 31, 2007. E-Verify employers have until February 28, 2018, to download case information...
EEOC’s Wellness Rules Vacated by Court
On December 20, 2017, The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion from the AARP to alter or amend the judgment, and to vacate the challenged “voluntary” incentives allowed in certain wellness programs subject to the Americans with...
Preventing Harassment in the Workplace Webinar
Date and Time: Thu, Mar 22, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Register for Preventing Harassment in the Workplace Webinar here Despite it being over 50 years since The Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers continue to struggle with fostering workplaces free of...
Form I-9 Compliance for Employers Webinar
Date and Time: Thu, Feb 22, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST Register for Form I-9 Compliance for Employers Here On November 19, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...
Employee Benefit Plans Must Comply with a Final Rule on Disability Claims Procedures Beginning April 1, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor announced, January 5, 2018, its decision for April 1, 2018, as the applicability date for employee benefit plans to comply with a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that will give America’s...
Businesses that Hire Undocumented Workers Targeted
Businesses that hire undocumented workers are being targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). January 10, 2018, ICE Agents served an employment audit notice to 7 Eleven stores in 17 states and Washington, D.C. ICE gave managers and...
Income Tax Withholding Tables for 2018 Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released updated income-tax withholding tables for 2018 in Notice 1036, published January 11, 2018. These tables present changes made by the tax reform law enacted in December 2017. The IRS has also published Frequently...
Department of Labor’s Six-Part Test for Interns and Students Rejected by Courts
With the growing number of courts rejecting the Department of Labor’s (DOL) six-part test in determining whether interns and students are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the DOL clarified on December 19, 2017 going forward, the Department will...