Work with your payroll provider to pay deferred taxes

Many of the relief measures passed by the federal government during the opening chapters of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Can employers use health records to verify COVID-19 vaccinations?

Many employers have asked employees to submit proof of a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to work in an ...
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Winning the cat-and-mouse game of job interview questions

In many industries, the job interview process has become a game of cat and mouse. Books and websites ...
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Employers should use online portal to fix SSN errors

In a recent press release, the Social Security Administration (SSA) advised employers to use its Business Services Online ...
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IRS continues to address COVID-related leave

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law earlier this year, amended and extended the tax credits ...
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Be prepared for 401(k) casualty loss hardship distribution requests

As weather-related events continue to occur with great frequency and severity across the country, it’s possible that one ...
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Surprise, surprise: HR initiatives depend on people

To keep up with the ever-changing nature and demands of the 21st Century workplace, employers need to regularly ...
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Can employees “cash out” their fringe benefit transit passes?

Although optimism is high that the pandemic may be gradually drawing to a close in the United States, ...
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EEOC addresses requiring and incentivizing COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccines for COVID-19 have been available for months now. As of this writing, about half of adults in ...
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Determining eligibility for HIPAA administrative simplification

A health care plan with fewer than 50 participants that’s administered by a sponsoring employer may have fewer ...
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Help retirement plan participants limit leakage

Should employers be concerned if their retirement plan participants withdraw money from their accounts for non-retirement purposes? A ...
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The employee classification rule that never really was

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), then under the Trump administration, announced a final rule ...
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