When last I reported this Nebraska proposal it was just a bill-now it’s a law!
Nebraska’s governor signed into law new legislation that cracks down on employee misclassification. A press release indicated that Nebraska plans to initially target the construction and trucking industries that have a history of misclassifying workers. However, such laws apply to all […]
As further evidence of the Federal Government’s stepped up interest in closing the “tax gap” caused by employee misclassification, a new federal bill to get tough on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors was introduced last Thursday, April 22, 2010, by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
The “Employee Misclassification and […]
In an article posted on April 6, 2010, I informed you of this tax credit and how to qualify.
The Health Care Bill Provides a Conditional Credit for Small Employers
You can find a complete synopsis of this tax credit in that article.
This week state and federal government agencies began to officially announce this tax credit.
The IRS […]
The already huge U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is asking Congress for $116.5 billion in funding and 17,800 full-time employees for fiscal year 2011 budget. During a recent budget hearing, (conducted by the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies) Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified that in addition […]
Regular readers of this blog might think I’m “The boy who cried wolf,” or perhaps Chicken Little-always crying “The sky is falling”!
I write article after article warning you that enforcement of the independent contractor classifications is toughing up on both the local and national levels. I’ve been calling it the Perfect Compliance Storm for some […]
The two thousand plus page Health Care and Reconciliation Bills are complex and rich with provisions that will take time to be fully discovered. Many of the provisions create additional costs. For example, the law requires employers to provide health insurance for their employees or face harsh penalties. However, the law also provides some opportunities […]
The two thousand plus page Health Care and Reconciliation Bills are complex and rich with provisions that will take time to be fully discovered. In this article I’ll explore some of the new taxes, fines and penalty provisions that affect employers and their workers. Many of the provisions do not take effect immediately, but are […]
WASHINGTON DC-The IRS announced two new tax benefits available to employers hiring workers who were previously unemployed or only working part time. These provisions are part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act enacted into law last week.
The first tax credit
Employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after Feb. 3, 2010 and before […]
The two thousand plus page Health Care and Reconciliation Bills are complex and rich with provisions that will take time to be fully discovered. Many of the provisions that create additional costs and that have the greatest effect on our lives, do not take effect immediately, but will be phased in over the next decade.
Here […]
Washington DC-As part of a coordinated effort to crack down on worker misclassification, the Obama administration recently announced that it has directed both the Treasury Department (IRS) and the Department of Labor to increase enforcement on companies that treat workers as independent contractors when their job duties are actually those of an employee.
Federal budget is […]
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