July - 2017

Don't HR Alone #38 - Independent Contractors VS Employees, Hawaii Income Tax Update

NLRB rules lacrosse officials were employees of interscholastic athletic association, not independent contractors — FEDERAL NEWS Lacrosse officials were employees of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. or PIAA, ruled a divided three-member panel of the NLRB, in a 2-1 decision. The Board found that PIAA controlled the manner of work performed by officials; that the officials performed their work in the name of PIAA, and PIAA had wide-ranging rules gover

Don't HR Alone #37 - Missouri Tax Updates, Changes in Women's benefits, and Salary History Q

Missouri tax rates to go down in 2018 — MISSOURI — Withholding and Reporting A majority of Missouri residents and small business owners will see their personal income tax bills go down in 2018, according to Missouri Sen. Will Kraus. Pursuant to S.B. 509, Laws 2014, beginning in 2017, if net general revenue collected in the previous fiscal year exceeds the amount collected in any one of the three previous years by at least $150 million, the top Missouri personal income tax rat

Don't HR Alone # 36 - Personnel Files, Travel Expenses, and Eating Disorders

CEO’s sightseeing in Spain may be deductible Q The CEO of your corporation has decided that it is necessary for her to travel to Spain for two weeks in order to meet with prospective buyers and look over some potential corporate office sites. While she is there, she plans to spend five days shopping, watching bullfights, and going to the beach. Since most of her time away will be for business purposes, can she deduct the cost of her travel expenses? If an assistant buyer trav

Don't HR Alone #35 - 100% Growth for Three Years in a Row - With Dan Butler at CrestCore

Don't HR Alone #33 - The Most Common Wage Mistake that KILLS Businesses

Today we look into a new law in Washington state that will likely be used across the nation overtime for paid family leave, and do a deep dive into a wage and hour case that perfectly illustrates many of the most common pitfalls. Washington enacts paid family and medical leave program — STATE LAW Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill 5978 on July 5, 2017, to provide a paid family and medical leave program in the state. The new law, which was approved in

Don't HR Alone #32 - Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri State Updates

Ohio budget bill changes income tax brackets, establishes amnesty — OHIO — Withholding and Reporting Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed the 2018-19 Ohio budget, which eliminates some personal income tax rates and makes other income tax changes. The governor also released his veto message detailing the portions of the budget that he vetoed. Personal income tax rates. For tax years beginning in 2017, the legislation eliminates the bottom two personal income tax brackets, applicab

Don't HR Alone #31 - Pregnancy Accommodation and Minneapolis Minimum Wage

July Question of the Month Question: An employee who is 30 weeks pregnant requested a different work assignment as an accommodation for her pregnancy because she is nearing the end of her term. Are we required to provide her this accommodation under the federal law? Answer: It depends. Pregnancy alone, without complications, is not a disability requiring reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Therefore, an employer is not required to offe

Don't HR Alone # 30 - Wage Theft, and Mass Interest Rates

Contractor held liable for subcontractor’s wage theft — CALIFORNIA — Wage payment California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su issued citations of $249,879 against Irvine-based general contractor Deacon Corporation, along with its subcontractor, Lafayette-based Champion Constructions, Inc. This is the first time that the Labor Commissioner has held a general contractor responsible for wage theft by its subcontractor by issuing citations under AB 1897 (section 2810.3 of the Labor

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