Compliance Corner
Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Compliance Corner
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that, among other revisions to its drug and alcohol testing regulations; it will expand its drug testing panel.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Compliance Corner
At this time At this time, the IRS is not providing any changes to the 2018 percentage-method withholdings tables and Form W-4.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Compliance Corner
Employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9 information that appear to come from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Do not respond to these emails or click the links in them.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Compliance Corner
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data until midnight on December 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against employers who submit their reports after the December 15, 2017 deadline, but before the December 31, 2017 final entry date.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
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Compliance Corner
The quarter will be closing soon. Now is the time to review the following reminders and provide updates to your payroll services representative at least business days prior to the last day of the quarter to avoid costly amendments. Click here to view penalties and interest that may be applicable if information is not provided timely.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
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Compliance Corner
Several states, cities, and counties will be increasing their minimum wage rates effective January 1, 2018. In several jurisdictions, the rate of pay depends on the size of the employer and/or work location of the employees, and you will have to update your employees’ rates as needed to ensure you remain in compliance.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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Compliance Corner
According to the Third Circuit, refusing to compensate employees for short breaks is prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers must be paid for rest breaks that are twenty minutes or less in duration.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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Compliance Corner
As your compliance partner, ADP TotalSource will assist you with Affordable Care Act and Equal Employment Opportunity year-end filing. Compliance alert banners on the home page of My TotalSource will prompt you to complete the steps necessary to comply with federal statutes and regulations.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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Federal Compliance Update
Finding it wholly inconsistent with the statute and the regulation it purports to interpret, the Ninth Circuit, in Marsh v. J. Alexander’s, LLC, held invalid the United States Department of Labor’s “80/20” tip credit rule, or “20% Rule,” which limits the availability of the tip credit when tipped employees spend more than 20% of their time performing non-tip generating duties.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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Compliance Corner
December 1, 2017 is the proposed deadline for affected employers to electronically submit injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA may still change the requirements in the final rule; however, affected employers should prepare to meet the proposed deadline. OSHA has set up a website, called the Injury Tracking Application (ITA), for affected employers to electronically submit their data.