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EU Member States to Implement Minimum Wages Directive by November 2024
The European Union approved Directive 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in 2022, with implementation by 15 November 2024. The directive sets out guidelines and procedures for member states to establish and update statutory minimum wages where they already exist.
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IRS Issues Federal ‘High-Low’ Per Diem Rates Effective October 1
The IRS released the optional “high-low” per diem rates for lodging expenses and meals and incidental expenses that may be used instead of the General Services Administration’s “actual” per diem rates.
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United Kingdom Enacts Carer's and Neonatal Leave, Redundancy Protection for New Parents
The United Kingdom has passed legislation to improve workers' and families' rights and protections with carer's unpaid leave, neonatal leave and pay, redundancy protection for new parents, and EU-derived worker rights.
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PayrollOrg Watches for Fixes to the Employee Retention Credit
PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Division attended a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives on issues with claiming the employee retention credit.
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Five Indiana Counties Have Income Tax Rate Changes Effective October 1
Effective October 1, 2023, the Indiana Department of Revenue revised Departmental Notice No. 1 to reflect income tax rate changes in Adams, Clinton, Dearborn, Henry, and Vanderburgh Counties.
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Japan's Labor Ministry Passes Guidelines for Minimum Hourly Pay Increase
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has passed guidelines for increasing the national average minimum hourly pay. Each of the 47 prefectures in Japan will release the minimum wage for their jurisdiction.
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Papaya Global Makes U.S. Expansion a Breeze
Papaya Global announced it is expanding its role in the U.S. market, helping companies decide which employment model is best suited to them, whether the company has its own entity in the U.S. or not, and can even provide payments and management for independent contractors—experts in global expansion to help maintain compliance.
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PayrollOrg Vice President Ronald Gilson, CPP, Selected to Serve on IRS ETAAC
PayrollOrg is pleased to announce that Vice President Ronald Gilson, CPP, was selected to serve on the IRS’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.
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IRS Pauses Processing of New ERC Claims Due to Scams
On September 14, the IRS announced it will not process any new employee retention credit (ERC) claims to help protect businesses from scams.
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PayrollOrg Contacts DOL About Bank Failures
PayrollOrg recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on wage and hour/pay period requirements and the impact of bank failures.
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DOL Opens Comment Period for Proposed ‘White Collar’ Threshold Change
On September 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it had opened the comment period on its proposal to increase the minimum salary level for the Fair Labor Standards Act “white collar” exemptions.
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PayrollOrg Offers Recommendations on Revised Child Support IWO
PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Task Force Child Support Subcommittee commented on the proposed revised Income Withholding for Support Order (IWO).
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Develop New Leadership Skills at 2023 Payroll Leaders Conference
Get ready for next-generation payroll training through four transformational certificate programs at the PayrollOrg’s Payroll Leaders Conference (PLC). The conference will be hosted at MEET Las Vegas, September 17-20, 2023.
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Alabama Issues Guidance, Proposed Rules on Overtime Pay Exemption
The Alabama Department of Revenue has issued guidance to help employers understand the reporting requirements for the overtime pay exemption that goes into effect in 2024. The agency has also issued proposed rules.
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Find Out How EWA Fuels a Happier, High-Performing Workforce
Sponsored by Earnin, the free for PayrollOrg members' webinar "How Earned Wage Access Fuels a Happier, High-Performing Workforce" takes place Wednesday, September 13 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT.
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Compliance TV: IRS Provides Transition Period for SECURE 2.0 Act Roth Requirement
In this September 2023 edition of Compliance TV: IRS provides transition period for SECURE 2.0 Act Roth Requirement; ACA affordability percentage decreases to 8.39% for 2024; Federal per diem rates updated for fiscal year 2024; Employees have until September 29 to resolve e-verify mismatches.
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Indiana Updates Withholding Guidelines, Revises Form WH-4
The Indiana Department of Revenue has revised Departmental Notice No. 1 to reflect a new tax exemption for first-time qualifying children and Form WH-4, Employee’s Withholding Exemption and County Status Certificate.
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Form W-4 Step 3; What Does It Want?
When the IRS released the 2020 Form W-4, Step 3 was titled “Claim Dependents.” The 2023 Form W-4 titles Step 3 as “Claim Dependents and Other Credits.” A question many employees and payroll professionals had beginning with the release of the 2020 Form W-4 was what are acceptable entries for Step 3 from the IRS’s perspective?
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DOL Proposes $1,059 Weekly Threshold for ‘White Collar’ Exemption
On August 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it intends to increase the minimum salary level for the Fair Labor Standards Act “white collar” exemptions from $684 to $1,059 per week.
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Win a FREE Vacation, Bonus Paycheck During National Payroll Week
During this year's National Payroll Week® (NPW), PayrollOrg has your chance to win a bonus paycheck and dream vacation when you complete the "Getting Paid In America" survey.
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