17 States Face Payroll Tax Credit Reductions for 2013

A total of 17 states are slated to be FUTA credit reduction states for 2013 unless they pay off their outstanding federal unemployment insurance loans by November 10, 2013.  This means that employers in the jurisdictions will not be able to claim the maximum amount of...

Employers With Employees in a Combat Zone

Have an employee serving in active duty in the US uniformed services? The IRS gives helpful information and Q&A regarding differential pay and tax treatment. Read on to find out how to report and pay taxes on differential pay, taken from the IRS website:...

CA Minimum Wage May Increase to $10/hr by 2016

There has been a lot of talk about raising the minimum wage. In California, the governor endorsed Assembly Bill 10. If passed, minimum wage will be raised to $10/hr by January 2016. The bill is, of course, not without opposition. A study by the National Federation of...

Implementing Maternity Leave Policies for Small Businesses

For companies with more than 50 employees, federal law outlines regulations to provide job-protected maternity leave for up to 12 weeks (and other state laws may apply as well). But what if you’re a small business? Studies show that even if FMLA laws do not officially...

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