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It’s Time to Complete your Company EEO-1 Report Questionnaire

If on December 31, 2018 --the ADP TotalSource EEO Snapshot date -- you had at least 50 permanent employees (full-time and part-time), you may be required to file an EEO-1 Report*. A compliance alert will appear when you log into ADP TotalSource directing you to the EEO Questionnaire to assist in assessing your company’s responsibility to file. Completing this simple questionnaire timely is critical to both validating your requirement to file and confirming eligibility for ADP TotalSource to file the EEO-1 Report on your behalf.

R&D Credit Communication and FAQ

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R.2029) was signed into law by the president on December 18, 2015. This law allows a qualified small business to elect for any taxable year to claim a certain amount of its research credit as a payroll tax credit against their employer’s portion of the social security tax liability rather than the federal income tax liability for the business. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R.2029) was signed into law by the president on December 18, 2015. This law allows a qualified small business to elect for any taxable year to claim a certain amount of its research credit as a payroll tax credit against their employer’s portion of the social security tax liability rather than the federal income tax liability for the business. If you are eligible for an R&D Credit, ADP Totalsource can file for a refund on your behalf. Refunds are based on the prior quarter’s withholding of Social Security taxes paid by the employer.

ADP TotalSource and MetLife – together, we’re for the workforce, and a more human resource.

ADP TotalSource has partnered with MetLife to provide Group Life and Disability (employer- sponsored) benefits to you and your worksite employees. MetLife will be replacing Aetna effective June 1, 2019.

Don’t fall for these 10 myths about religious accommodations

Employers sometimes struggle with an increase in religion vs. work conflicts during the holiday season. To resolve these conflicts, often related to scheduling, employers may be required to provide reasonable accommodations pursuant to federal and/or state law. An accommodation is an exception to certain policies or a change in the work environment or the way work is typically done. To help you better understand your responsibilities, we dispel several myths about religious accommodations.

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Compliance Corner , Illinois

Effective January 1, 2019, the rights of Illinois employees serving in the military will be governed by the Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (ISERRA), Public Act 100-1101. 

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State Compliance Update, California

This article is a reminder of various laws that were passed or will be effective in 2019.  This list is a summary and includes laws that will also be effective at later dates as noted in the article. 

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The California Pay Equity Task Force (“Task Force”) has released written guidance for employees, employers and unions on how they may comply with the California Fair Pay Act (“CFPA”).

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California enacted Senate Bill 970 establishing a minimum threshold for human trafficking awareness training and education in the hospitality industry.

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State Compliance Update, Illinois

In Illinois, the Village of Northbrook and the Village of Wilmette governments have now voted to opt back into the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”). 

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Illinois has enacted legislation (House Bill 4743) that will expand the state’s Equal Pay Act to expressly prohibit pay differentials between African American employees and other employees. Previously, the Illinois Equal Pay Act prohibited pay differentials based on sex only.

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New Illinois Human Rights Act posting and handbook requirements extend to all employers operating in the state of Illinois.

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State Compliance Update, Maine

Maine law requires employers to annually provide their employees with notice of the employer’s sexual harassment policy. The employer’s policy must contain, for example, the definition of harassment (with examples), the employer’s internal complaint mechanism, the Maine Human ...

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State Compliance Update, Massachusetts

The newly created Department of Family and Medical Leave has launched a website that includes guidance for employers, including answers to frequently asked questions by employers and frequently asked questions by employees.

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State Compliance Update, Michigan

The Michigan Legislature has adopted two pieces of legislation (Senate Bill 1171 and Senate Bill 1175) that will scale back increases to the minimum wage and require certain employers to provide paid sick leave (and now call it paid medical leave).

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State Compliance Update, New Jersey

Beginning January 1, 2019 New Jersey residents will be required to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. The State of New Jersey has become the second state in the nation to adopt a state-level individual health insurance mandate.

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We would like to remind New Jersey clients of their obligation to annually distribute to their New Jersey employees the required CEPA and Gender Inequity notices.

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State Compliance Update, New York

On December 7, 2018, New York Governor Cuomo signed into law bill A10615 immediately extending for eight years the 2012 amendments to New York Labor Law 193 that permit employers to make deductions from wages for items such as overpayments and advances against wages, subject to certain ...

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New York’s laws regarding organ and tissue donation have been amended. The law prohibits insurers from discriminating in life, accident, and health insurance based on a person’s status as a living organ or tissue donor. In addition, the law authorizes the use of paid family leave ...

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Joining New York City, Albany County, and Westchester County, Suffolk County has become the latest jurisdiction in New York to pass a bill that prevents employers from inquiring into the salary and benefits history of job applicants.

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State Compliance Update, Oregon

A majority of the provisions of Oregon’s Equal Pay Act will go into effect on January 1, 2019. The Act’s ban on salary history inquiries went into effect in October 2017. Beginning the effective date, the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) will enforce the Act, including the ...

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State Compliance Update, Texas

The Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals declared Austin’s paid sick and safe leave ordinance unconstitutional. 

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State Compliance Update, Washington, D.C.

Effective January 1, 2019, Washington D.C residents will be required to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. Washington D.C. has joined Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont (effective 2020) in passing an individual health mandate requiring residents to have “minimum essential ...

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