In late September the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rules for establishing the amounts required to be earned by an employee in a given calendar year for that employee to be considered “exempt” from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements.[1] Under the final rules, which go into effect January […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →California Assembly Bill (AB) 5 (Ch. 19-296) codifies the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dynamex Case.[1] Under California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), most workers are presumed to be an employee for purposes of the California Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and for most wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, unless a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), via new guidance issued in May of 2019, has added an additional way for private schools to publicize their racially nondiscriminatory policy to the general public. The agency now says a website statement is considered to be a suitable method for providing notice. This development should be carefully considered by […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The IRS on May 31, 2019, unveiled a revised, new draft of the 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. An earlier version of the new Form W-4 was released in June of 2018. New Draft 2020 Form W-4 The new, revised 2020 Form W-4, still very much in draft stages, becomes effective on January […]
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