The Biden administration is encouraging low-income families to take advantage of the Child Tax Credit, which has been enhanced through 2021. The White House also wants to raise awareness of paid-leave tax credits for employers.
Our employee has used up all of her federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but called today to request an extension of time. Do we have to grant the extension, or can we terminate her employment? This question […]
The American Institute of CPAs’ new audit standard for employee benefit plans, which takes effect in December, requires plan sponsors to provide additional information and documentation to plan auditors.
Although the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is expiring at the end of 2021, there’s still time for eligible businesses to claim the credit and receive 70 percent of the first $10,000 of qualified wages paid per employee in each […]
President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday making June 19—Juneteenth—a federal holiday. Most federal employees will have it as a paid day off; workers at some private employers already do. Others likely will follow the federal government’s lead.
The careers of working mothers, in particular, continue to suffer as workplaces reopen. With a “great resignation” starting to take shape, it’s important that workplace policies not leave working parents behind.
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Employers can measure and analyze employee experience data to guide the development and implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The software platform CultureQuest helps employers do this by actively involving everyone in the organization.
This week, the revised California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 workplace safety rules saga may finally be coming to an end. After nearly two months of proposed, rejected, approved and withdrawn amended COVID-19 workplace safety rules, the […]
