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Last Week in Payroll: Payroll in a Pandemic

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The first recorded use of the word “payroll” appeared around 1740 A.D. Over time, payroll has become much more than just paying wages to employees. Benefits and pensions are payroll-related and some human-resource-related duties also involve payroll. Payroll in a Pandemic. However, we’re not quite there yet.

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Trendspotting: Top Ten Payroll Issues of State Legislatures

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States eye workforce as a legislative priority for payroll The majority of state legislatures began their legislative sessions this January. A flurry of bills is being proposed in the payroll space — many having to do labor and employment. State legislators are responding to the call. to $15 per hour, effective July 1, 2023.

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Last Week in Payroll: Summertime Tax Tips

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Let’s go over a few summertime tax tips for payroll professionals this season: 1) Interns. Department of Labor applies a “ primary beneficiary test ” to determine if an intern for a “for-profit” employer is an employee for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) purposes. Secretary of Labor is prohibited for minors. Also, 12 U.S.

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ESG Payroll Spotlight: Just Transition for the Workforce Toward a Net-Zero World

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The Executive Order also required the Department of Labor to launch a training course for senior leadership team on climate change management consideration. . The term “just transition” is not new and has its roots in the 1970s when labor organizations banded with environmental justice groups to address industrial pollution.

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Heads Up! Payroll Changes Coming in July

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As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to rise and a sense of normalcy slowly returns, we can hopefully put tumultuous payroll changes behind us. State by State Payroll Tax Changes. Effective July 1, 2021, employers and state agencies are required to use specified guidelines for worker classification in regard to unemployment purposes.

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Last Week in Payroll: Choose to Challenge

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Cabinet as the Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945 – the longest a person has served in that position. Perkins began her tenure as Secretary of Labor during one of the most challenging times in American history – the Great Depression. Department of Labor in Washington D.C. the Frances Perkins Building.

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Legal Experts Weigh-in on Labor Department’s Upcoming Worker Classification Rule?

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Department of Labor (DOL) recently indicated that the final version of the worker classification rule it proposed last year will be delayed up until October 2023. Recently, Checkpoint Payroll Update  had the opportunity to speak with two labor and employment law specialists and subject matter experts.

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