Minimum Wage for Contractors Increased January 1, 2018

Beginning January 1, 2018, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate is increased to $10.35 per hour (82 FR 43408). This Executive Order minimum wage rate generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts. Additionally,...

IRS Begins to Send ACA Penalty Letters

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began sending ACA penalty letters (Letter 226J) in late 2017 to Applicable Large Employers (ALE), generally employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees. These letters cover the 2015 calendar year. The IRS...

IRS Announces Higher Standard Mileage Rate for 2018

The IRS has set the standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes for 2018. The notice also provides the amount taxpayers must use in calculating...

New 2018 Minimum Wage Chart by State

HR360 has published a new 2018 State Minimum Wage Chart. This chart is so easy to understand and highlights the state minimum wage rates your clients need to know to stay compliant. Download Your 2018 State Minimum Wage Chart The convenient chart includes: New 2018...

When are Volunteers Actually Employees?

On Sept. 26, 2017, A District of Columbia federal judge upheld a determination by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that an Arkansas-based company and its franchisees that operate children’s consignment sales around the country must pay its consignor/volunteers as...

National Apprenticeship Week

The Department of Labor is currently promoting the third annual National Apprenticeship Week to be held November 13 – 19, 2017.  National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) offers leaders in business, labor, education, and other critical partners a chance to express their...