Employers may want to evaluate their paid leave policies for workers who serve in the military after the outcomes of two recent court cases. Two different service members sued their employers when they weren't paid for absences related to military service, but other employees received paid leave for various reasons. In each case, a district [...]
You can expect to have more Social Security tax withheld in 2022. The estimated 2022 number is $146,700, an increase from the current taxable wage base of $142,800. The final number is due in October. At the 6.2% rate, the maximum employees and employers would each need to pay in Social Security tax next year [...]
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Federal Tax Credits for COVID Have Ended The Federal program that enabled employers to take a tax credit for paying employees who were absent for COVID-related reasons ended on September 30. There is no more so-called "COVID pay" as we have processed for many of our clients for the last year and a half. COVID [...]
Your company may or may not have celebrated Juneteenth this year, but now that it's a federal holiday, it'll likely impact your payroll process going forward. President Biden signed legislation on June 17, 2021, making Juneteenth (June 19) a legal public holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. Here's what that means [...]
