Finding qualified job candidates can be frustrating and time-consuming, especially when you’re searching for skilled workers. If this sounds like your situation, it may be time to consider an apprenticeship program. Apprenticeships are growing in popularity across the United States, and with good reason: these programs benefit workers and business owners alike. Employees learn necessary skills…
IR-2019-98, May 31, 2019 WASHINGTON – Today the Internal Revenue Service issued a draft of the 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (PDF), that will make accurate withholding easier for employees starting next year. The revised form implements changes made following the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which made major revisions affecting taxpayer…
IR-2019-107, June 10, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today launched a special week-long campaign encouraging taxpayers to do a Paycheck Checkup now to make sure they are having the right amount of tax taken out of their paychecks for 2019. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in December 2017, changed the…
Mentoring programs are a great way to build a knowledgeable, productive, workforce. They’ve been shown to boost employee satisfaction and engagement, and to reduce turnover. Whether it’s to ease the transition for new hires or to develop skills in longtime employees, mentoring makes sense for companies of all types.
SIMA will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Your payroll must be processed a day earlier than normal by 12:00 pm to ensure timely processing. Is your pay date on Monday, May 27? There will be no direct deposits allowed on Monday, May 27 due to the Memorial…
May 6, 2019 – Original Content from McGuire Woods On April 25, a federal court revived a 2016 Obama administration requirement that certain employers must report pay data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Trump administration shelved this requirement in 2017, prompting litigation, which resulted in the April 25 court order reinstating…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that employers must report pay data, broken down by race, sex and ethnicity, from 2017 and 2018 payrolls. The pay data reports are due Sept. 30. Employers had been waiting to learn what pay data they would need to file—if any at all—as litigation on the matter…
Virginia law imposes duties on employers and others who collect and store personal information. The chart below gives a general overview of these requirements; additional requirements and exceptions may apply. Types of Protected Information Personal information means: The first name (or first initial) and last name in combination with and linked to any unencrypted or…
The most important tasks in conducting a job interview are preparing questions and evaluating candidate answers. However, there are other key items you can attend to that will ensure a successful job interview. Learn the action steps you need to know by watching this video.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has extended the deadline for employers to submit EEO-1 Reports for 2018. The reports are now due by May 31, 2019. What is the EEO-1 Report? The EEO-1 Report is a federally mandated survey that collects workforce data from employers. The data is categorized by race, ethnicity, sex…
