With all of the discussion about who has the right to use which restroom, I wanted to share legal information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A hot topic in North Carolina right now, this issue is sure to...
When the cost of living differs from one place to another, there is some common sense in setting different minimum wage levels. These wage decisions seem to be best made at the state level, where the costs of living are...
It’s a smart idea to establish criteria for times when insubordination results in firing. This month’s HR Magazine provides three examples of things an employer must do to prove insubordination: A supervisor made a direct request or order. The employee...
There are likely several updates and enhancements that you could choose to make to your employee handbook this year, but in the interest of time and importance, we offer two that we think are key. (For a list of ten...
The Department of Labor (DOL) is actively looking into Georgia’s hotel industry to ensure that employees are paid fair wages as outlined by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division. The hotel industry often uses subcontracting, franchising and third-party management employment...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that firefighters picking up their protective gear from their home station before reporting to shifts at another location were not entitled to overtime pay. The firefighters argued that they should be...
Its sort of a shame that tax season immediately follows the happier holiday season. As soon as the calendar flips to January, our focus at MarathonHR turns to W-2s. A W-2 form is an employee wage and payroll tax statement...
We recommend electronic statements or “E-filing”. The paper forms involve several copies (A, B, C, D, 1 and 2): A – Reported to the government B, C and 2 – For the employee D and 1 – For the employer...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to report the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan. Reporting the cost of health care coverage on the W-2 does not mean that the coverage is taxable. The value of...
The IRS is clear that virtual currency, like bitcoin, does not have legal tender status anywhere in the U.S. So, while it may be used to pay for services or products just like “real money,” it may have significant tax...