A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the legislature was within its authority when it adopted and then amended ballot initiatives to increase the minimum wage and require paid sick leave. If left standing, the ruling means the minimum wage will stay at $10.10 per ...

Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has issued updated rules on how employers must calculate the rate of pay when employees use paid sick leave and public health emergency leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). The Details: Under the HFWA, leave must ...

Mountain View, California has adopted a Wage Theft Ordinance.   The Details:  The Ordinance, effective Jan. 1, 2023, states that all employers required to have a City of Mountain View business license must complete a “Wage Theft Affidavit” when applying for a city ...

This past November, Arizona voters approved a ballot question (Proposition 209) which decreases the portion of a debtor’s disposable earnings that are subject to debt collection except for child support payments.   The Details: Effective December 5*, 2022, the amount of disposable ...

As we previously reported, we have partnered with Jackson Lewis to build a tool that will assist you in determining whether an employee is exempt from overtime under the most common federal and state overtime exemptions and are now anticipating a release of this new application to occur in March ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released Publication 15 (a/k/a Circular E) Employer’s Tax Guide for use in 2023. Publication 15 explains an employer’s tax responsibilities, important updates for 2023, and employer instructions for payroll and non-payroll tax withholding. Some of ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2023 version of Publication 15-B (Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits), which contains information for employers on the employment tax treatment of various fringe benefits, including accident and health coverage, adoption assistance, ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted the 2023 version of Publication 15-A, the Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide located at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15a.pdf . The Details: IRS Publication 15-A supplements IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), by providing more specialized and ...

Transportation expenses, such as automobile mileage, that qualify as tax deductible medical expenses under Internal Revenue Code Section 213 generally can be paid or reimbursed on a tax-free basis by a health flexible spending arrangement, health reimbursement arrangement, or health savings ...

On Dec. 29, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued via Notice 2023-03 the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, moving, and charitable purposes. Exceptions for Moving Expenses: The Tax and Jobs Act of 17 ...