On April 12, 2023, Virginia adopted House Bill 1924 (HB 1924) to withdraw the labor law provision that allowed employers to pay wages below the
On Feb. 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt (Helix) that employees must be compensated on a salary
The current federal minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. However, several states have adopted minimum wage rates higher than the federal rate. When
Despite employers’ best efforts, complying with Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9) requirements can be difficult, and organizations
On October 11th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is extending updated flexibilities for Form I-9 due to the
The DOL final overtime rule became effective Jan. 1, 2020. Among other things, the final rule also allows employers to use nondiscretionary bonuses
President Trump issued an executive order on August 8, 2020 allowing employers to defer employee’s social security taxes for certain employees for the
On Aug. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the minimum wage rate for federal contractor employees will increase from $10.80
SIMA will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Your payroll must be processed by 12:00 pm a day earlier than
On Aug. 8, 2020, President Donald J. Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Treasury (the Department) to defer collecting certain payroll taxes from
