Network administrator fell “squarely within” exemption
A network administrator fell “squarely within” the computer employee exemption, despite the contention that the tasks he performed could have been satisfied by “half the twentysomethings in America...
View ArticleCalifornia trucking companies get chance to reclassify drivers
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has announced it is now accepting applications for the Motor Carrier Employer Amnesty Program (A.B. 621, L. 2015) from eligible commercial trucking companies...
View ArticleFinal white collar overtime rule carries a few surprises
The Labor Department has released its highly anticipated final rule on the FLSA exemption for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees—the so-called “white...
View ArticleWellness program cash rewards not excluded from income
An employer could not exclude from an employee’s gross income payments of cash rewards for participating in a wellness program. Further, the employer could not exclude from an employee’s gross income...
View ArticleArizona enacts change to Code conformity date, partnership returns
Arizona legislation has been enacted that updates the state’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code (Code) for corporate and personal income tax purposes for taxable years beginning after 2015....
View ArticleMississippi bill phases out franchise tax, reduces income taxes
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation reducing income taxes for corporate and personal taxpayers, creating a deduction for self-employed individuals, and phasing out the franchise tax....
View ArticleBeef plant employees can’t show entitlement to meal break pay
Claims by hourly employees at a beef processing plant alleging that their employer failed to provide bona fide 30-minute meal breaks were properly dismissed by a federal district court, ruled the...
View ArticleArizona law addresses minimum wage, nonwage compensation
Arizona has passed a law relating to the payment of wages. The law clarifies that minimum wage includes commissions, but excludes tips or gratuities. The law also defines nonwage compensation as...
View ArticleArk. Sup. Ct.: Despite custom, donning and doffing compensable
In a case of first impression, a divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that, although a baby foods processor and the union representing its production employees had a longstanding custom and practice...
View ArticleInterest rates remain the same for the third quarter of 2016
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2016. The interest rates will remain at 4% for overpayments (3% in the...
View ArticleCalifornia addresses electronic filing and payment requirements
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has reminded taxpayers that beginning January 1, 2017, employers with 10 or more employees will be required to electronically submit employment...
View ArticleColorado issues withholding tax filing tips
The Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a number of tips regarding the filing of personal income withholding tax, including reminding taxpayers to use a Friday date. Taxpayers should start with...
View ArticleRepublican Senators move to block DOL’s final overtime rule
The Senate labor committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 44 other Republican...
View ArticleMinneapolis ordinance gives sick, safe-time leave to employees
On May 27, the Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance under which employers with six or more employees must provide up to 48 hours (six days) of paid sick and safe time each year, or up to 80...
View ArticleMidwest interstate truck drivers exempt from overtime pay
Rejecting the argument of truck drivers that it should apply a week-by-week analysis to determine whether the motor carrier exemption applied, a federal district court in Wisconsin concluded that the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina updates Code conformity tie-in date
North Carolina updated the Internal Revenue Code (Code) tie-in date for determining corporate and personal income tax liability from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2016. As a result, North Carolina...
View ArticleU.S., Czech Republic enter into supp. Totalization agreement
The Acting Commissioner of Social Security has given notice that a supplementary agreement coordinating the United States and the Czech Republic Social Security programs entered into force on May 1,...
View ArticleHouse committee hears testimony on DOL’s overtime rule
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), held a hearing on June 9 to examine the Labor Department’s controversial overtime rule, which among other...
View ArticleArizona updates guidance on withholding tax remittance date
The Arizona Department of Revenue has updated guidance on the procedures for determining when an employer must remit income tax withheld. As per the guidance, the deposit schedule that an employer...
View ArticleCalifornia reminds employers of mandatory e-file and e-pay
Beginning January 1, 2017, employers with 10 or more employees will be required to electronically submit employment tax returns, wage reports, and payroll tax deposits to the Employment Development...
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