Live Virtual Instructor-Led ACA Webinar for Fall & Winter 2017

Upcoming Instructor-Led Webinars Beyond the Basics: International Employees, Union Employees, and Mergers & Acquisitions The Affordable Care Act presents specific challenges for Employers who have to make additional considerations based on their type of workforce and/or those who ...

IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Check Their Withholding; Checking Now Helps Avoid Surprises at Tax Time

As the end of 2017 approaches, the Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to consider a tax withholding checkup. Taking a closer look at the taxes being withheld now can help ensure the right amount is withheld, either for tax refund purposes or to avoid an unexpected tax bill next ...

State Minimum Wage Adjustments Require Careful Employer Review

The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and ...

Social Security (OASDI) Taxable Wages to Increase for 2018

Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced several changes that will impact employers and employees in 2018. Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Wage Base (OASDI).  The SSA has announced that the social security portion (OASDI) taxable wage base for 2018 will increase ...

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 5, 2017

How the Change to Standard Time May Affect Your Workplace You may be familiar with the old saying, “spring ahead and fall back” to remember which way to move your clocks during the switch to daylight saving time and standard time. Daylight saving time (DST) begins each year on the ...

California Mandates Small Employers Provide Unpaid/Job Protected Parental Leave

Overview.  Signed into law on October 12, 2017, California’s “New Parent Leave Act” (the “Act”) requires employers with between 20 and 49 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected parental leave to bond with a new child.  The Act ...

California Places Ban on Salary History Inquiries

Overview.  On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 168, prohibiting California employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories.  California joins Delaware, Massachusetts and Oregon in this effort to close the pay gap in the workplace.   Details. ...

Connecticut Prohibits the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime for Retail Employees

Overview.   Connecticut retailers should be mindful of a recent decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court (Williams v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc.), holding that the regular rate of pay for retail employees should be calculated using the “usual” hours worked by those ...

Rhode Island Mandates Paid Sick/Safe Leave

Overview.  On September 28, 2017, Rhode Island Governor, Gina Raimondo, signed into law the "Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act" requiring employers with 18 or more employees to provide their employees with at least 3 days of paid sick or safe leave, increasing to 5 days by 2020. ...

November 23, 2017 Thanksgiving Day is a Bank Holiday-Check Your Payroll Schedule

ADP would like to remind you that Columbus Day, Monday, October 9, 2017 is a bank holiday.  The Federal Reserve will be closed. To ensure timely employee direct deposits we recommend you accept and approve your payroll 72 hours prior to pay date.  Payrolls processed less than 72 ...

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