New Hampshire employers: your tax rate changes each quarter, so be on the lookout for the notices at the beginning of each quarter and forward the page with the rates to us immediately so the rates can be applied with the next payroll. Otherwise, you will owe taxes if there was a rate increase that wasn't applied [...]
The amount of an employee’s earnings that will be subject to Social Security tax will increase in 2022. For 2022, the number is $147,000, an increase of $4,200 from last year. The Social Security tax rate will remain 6.2% for employers and employees. The Medicare portion of FICA will also remain at the rate of [...]
On January 1, 2022, the Massachusetts state minimum wage will increase to $14.25 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $6.15 per hour.Premium pay applies to certain holidays in MA. Click here and here for more info.If you have employees earning minimum wage, you must send us a change form with the new pay rate for [...]
Does your business have locations and/or employees in different states? If your business has locations in more than one state and/or employees who live in one state and work in another, chances are you have questions about which state(s) the SUTA (unemployment) tax applies to. Here's a detailed explanation that should help you understand how [...]
After a nurse was terminated for violating her employer's no-call/no-show attendance policy, she sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The case recently reached the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Court sided with the employer. One key point? Her leave was foreseeable. So she should have given notice as soon as [...]
When scheduling workers for shifts, there are plenty of tricky legal areas, such as accommodating religious beliefs. Many state and local laws now require predictive scheduling for employees in certain industries and positions. Under these laws, employers can't change workers' shifts at the last minute without paying them for their time, sometimes at a premium. [...]
In two recent cases, employers were fined for violating minimum wage laws related to uniforms. Denny's in Houston was fined under the Fair Labor Standards Act for deducting the cost of workers' uniforms, since those deductions caused their pay to fall below minimum wage. In violation of New York state labor law, Eulen America, an [...]
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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