Hey Compliance Warriors! Frequently, I get questions about the tax laws surrounding the practice of providing gift cards, cash, or other cash equivalent means of rewarding or compensating employees. Many people are surprised to learn that these payments (or gifts) are actually taxable as wages. Here are the IRS sources for your review: […]
The deadline to Submit and Certify Reports is May 17, 2022 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The deadline for submitting and certifying 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Report(s) is May 17, 2022. To meet this deadline, the EEOC strongly […]
Federal court orders three customs warehouses to pay almost $2M in back wages, penalties While dozens of companies along the U.S. border in California hire workers from Mexico to labor as warehouse and logistics’ workers in scores of non-descript buildings, U.S. Department of Labor investigators and attorneys are also working hard – to […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Have you (or Big Boss) ever thought (or said) “It’s no big deal! What would the fines be? Maybe a few thousand dollars? That’s not enough to get the DOL to come here to investigate a few ‘questionable’ practices. LOLOLOL” If that has been a conversation in your pale of […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Here are a few updates to consider if they impact your area or the location of any of your employees. Enjoy! Oregon Rule Expands Reasons Employees Can Take Emergency Paid Leave On March 21, 2022, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) adopted a permanent rule, effective April 1, […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham On February 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (which hears cases from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) affirmed a district court decision granting the town of Brookline, Massachusetts’s motion for summary judgment in a case brought by a former garbage […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Do you know the rules that apply between your state’s family leave laws and federal FMLA? If you are in New Jersey, you will want to pay close attention to this recent settlement that cost an employer $195,000 because the employer did not understand the interplay between FMLA and NJFLA. […]
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UH OH, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO THIS CONTENT! If you’re not yet a member of the HelpDeskforHR.com then you should definitely check that out here – you’ll get access to this content and oh so much more, including courses, resources, and a community of Compliance Warriors. If you are already a member […]