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December 2019: Employer’s business tax calendar

10/31/2019
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

DOL sets record for back pay recovered through enforcement

10/29/2019
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered a record $322 million in wages owed to workers in fiscal year 2019.

Snapshot: Among benefits, employees most satisfied with flexible hours

10/29/2019
Almost two-thirds of workers surveyed say they are satisfied with the amount of flexibility their jobs afford them.

60% of employers taking action on pay-equity issues

10/29/2019
Six out of 10 employers surveyed by the WorldatWork nonprofit and the Korn Ferry consulting firm say they are taking action on pay-equity issues, trying to ensure that minority group members and women are compensated as well as white men.

Don’t turn down FMLA because paid leave is available

10/24/2019
While employees may prefer taking paid leave and will often use vacation, personal or sick time to have a paycheck, employers shouldn’t refuse an FMLA request just because paid leave is available.

‘Fair scheduling’ legislation introduced, action unlikely

10/22/2019
House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would require retail, food-service and janitorial employers to give employees at least 14 days’ notice that their work schedules are going to change.

In the Payroll Mailbag: November ’19

10/21/2019
W-2s: Pay to play? … Reporting taxable perks for VPs

Clock winds down on WOTC

10/21/2019
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit provides an elective general business credit to employers that hire individuals who are members of one or more targeted groups. Maximum credit per employee: $2,400.

Proposed regs raise the value of company vehicles

10/21/2019
The base value of company vehicles that qualify for a simplified method of determining employees’ personal use of company vehicles—the fleet valuation rule or the standard mileage rule—increases substantially under proposed regulations.

$5 million settlement in Intel pay discrimination case

10/21/2019
Computer chip-maker Intel will pay $5 million to settle federal charges of systemic pay discrimination against female, black and Hispanic employees at facilities in Arizona, California and Oregon.