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CAL/OSHA POSTING DEADLINE
January 13, 2014
Employers with 11 or more employees, whose businesses are subject to Cal/OSHA recordkeeping requirements, must post annual injury/illness summaries for the preceding year from February 1 through April 30 using Cal/OSHA Form 300A. Throughout the year, covered employers are required to log ...
POSTING DEADLINE FOR OSHA FORM 300A
January 13, 2014
Employers with 11 or more employees, whose businesses are subject to OSHA recordkeeping requirements, must post annual injury/illness summaries for the preceding year from February 1 through April 30 using OSHA Form 300A. Throughout the year, covered employers are required to log job-related ...
IRS FORM W-4 FOR 2014
January 6, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2014 Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate . Employers use the W-4 Form to determine how much federal income tax to deduct from employees’ pay. Form W-4 Basics All newly hired employees must complete Form W-4 ...
PAYROLL REMINDERS FOR 2014
December 23, 2013
As the New Year begins, employers and HR managers need to be aware of certain payroll obligations as well as regulatory changes for 2014. Employers should communicate these payroll issues to employees as appropriate, either in person or in a written notice included with paychecks. Bulletin ...
BUSINESS MUST REINSTATE NURSING MOTHER
December 20, 2013
An employer who fired a nursing mother for complaining about not being allowed the time or a suitable place to express breast milk for her baby must pay back wages and reinstate the employee. An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division began in August after the employee was fired from a ...
SILICA RULEMAKING FACT SHEETS
December 19, 2013
Fact sheets on OSHA's proposed rule for respirable silica are now available in both English and Spanish , including information for the construction industry, general industry and maritime, and small businesses. About 1.85 million workers are currently exposed to respirable crystalline ...
EMPLOYER SUED FOR DENYING FMLA LEAVE
December 17, 2013
An Ohio employer faces a lawsuit for firing a worker who took leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for an ill child. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed the suit in federal District Court seeking back wages, liquidated damages and employment reinstatement on behalf of ...
SMALL BUSINESS MARKETPLACE (SHOP) ONLINE APPLICATION DELAY
December 11, 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that online applications for SHOP Marketplace small group coverage will be delayed for one year. The Small Business Health Options Program, or the SHOP exchange, will not offer online enrollment until November 2014, a one-year ...
IRS ANNOUNCES 2014 STANDARD MILEAGE RATES
December 9, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2014 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also ...
IRS ALLOWS $500 CARRY-OVER ON FSAs
November 22, 2013
The IRS has issued a notice modifying the longstanding “use-or-lose” rule for health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs). For the first time, employers will be allowed to modify their section 125 cafeteria plan documents to provide for the carry-over of up to $500 of any amount ...
