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Minimum Wage for Contractors Increased January 1, 2018
Beginning January 1, 2018, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate is increased to $10.35 per hour (82 FR 43408). This Executive Order minimum wage rate generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts....
IRS Begins to Send ACA Penalty Letters
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began sending ACA penalty letters (Letter 226J) in late 2017 to Applicable Large Employers (ALE), generally employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees. These letters cover the 2015 calendar...
IRS Announces Higher Standard Mileage Rate for 2018
The IRS has set the standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes for 2018. The notice also provides the amount taxpayers must use in...
IRS Extends Due Dates for Providing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to Individuals
Insurers, self-insuring employers, other coverage providers, and applicable large employers now have until March 2, 2018, to provide Forms 1095-B or 1095-C to individuals. This is a 30 day extension from the original due date of Jan. 31. Penalty relief...
New 2018 Minimum Wage Chart by State
HR360 has published a new 2018 State Minimum Wage Chart. This chart is so easy to understand and highlights the state minimum wage rates your clients need to know to stay compliant. Download Your 2018 State Minimum Wage Chart The convenient chart includes:...
When are Volunteers Actually Employees?
On Sept. 26, 2017, A District of Columbia federal judge upheld a determination by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that an Arkansas-based company and its franchisees that operate children’s consignment sales around the country must pay its...
OSHA Finalizes Dec. 15 as Electronic Recordkeeping Submissions Deadline
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized December 15, 2017 as the date by which certain employers are required to electronically submit data from their 2016 Forms 300A to OSHA. Who Must Comply? By December 15, 2017,...
National Apprenticeship Week
The Department of Labor is currently promoting the third annual National Apprenticeship Week to be held November 13 – 19, 2017. National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) offers leaders in business, labor, education, and other critical partners a chance to...
EEOC Sues CSX Transportation for Company-Wide Sex Discrimination
A recent lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against CSX Transportation has reinforced the need for employers to carefully consider discriminatory effects of pre-employment testing. Since 2008, CSX Transportation has used an...
IRS Reminds Employers They Must Continue to Comply With the ACA
The IRS has issued two letters which serve as a reminder to employers that they must continue to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The IRS stated in both letters, that although the recent Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the...