It’s August, the sun is shining and one of your employees comes to you with what sounds like a harmless favor: “Hey boss! I’m heading up to a lake cabin in Maine for three weeks. I’ll still work my regular hours and get everything done. I just want to work with a view of the water!” Sounds great, right? It seems like an easy way to boost employee morale without spending an extra dime. Well, what sounds like a win-win situation may ultimately be a lose-lose. The moment that employee opens their laptop and performs work in another state, the…
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Currently, there is no federal law guaranteeing even one day of paid sick leave to workers, with the exception of federal contractors and government employees. There is the Family Medical Leave Act, but that simply provides the ability to take unpaid job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. There was an attempt back in 2016, where President Obama called on Congress to pass the Health Families Act which would have expanded sick leave to all private-sector workers, but it did not pass the House. Since that time, states and localities have taken action to provide all workers, within their…
Under the provisions of the American Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), a Federal tax is levied on employers covered by the Unemployment Insurance program at a current rate of 6.0% on wages up to $7,000 a year paid to a worker. The law, however, provides a credit against federal tax liability of up to 5.4% to employers who pay state taxes timely under an approved state UI program. Accordingly, in states meeting the specified requirements, employers pay an effective Federal tax of 0.6%, or a maximum of $42 per covered worker, per year. The credit against the Federal tax may…
While the Federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour for the past 15 years, 28 states and many cities, counties and locals have set increases effective January 1st, 2024 with a few announcing a change during 2024. Many states continue their path to $15.00 per hour with a number of states exceeding that rate and places in Washington state that have a minimum wage approaching $20 per hour. A list of each state/local, along with the new hourly rate is listed below. Any state that does not have a minimum wage change scheduled is not listed. All rates are…
Everything you need to know about Guam's state income withholding tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.
Everything you need to know about Puerto Rico's state income withholding tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.
Everything you need to know about U.S. Virgin Islands state income withholding tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.
Everything you need to know about Idaho's state income withholding tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.
Everything you need to know about New Mexico's state income withholding tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.
Everything you need to know about Hawaii's state income withhold tax, reciprocity agreements and other helpful information and links.