California EDD Announces 2022 Changes
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has announced that the 2022 employee contribution rate for State Disability Insurance (SDI) will decrease to 1.1%. The taxable wage base from which the contributions will be taken will increase dramatically from...
COVID-19 and State Updates
U.S. Federal Update National Paid Family Leave? Could it be? National Paid Family Leave…finally? The Build Back Better Act (part of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation packet) is working its way through the legislature and would include, among other things,...
COVID-19 and State Updates
U.S. Federal Update Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The Treasury Department and the IRS worked together to issue Notice 2021-53 which provides guidance for employers about reporting qualified sick and family leave wages for 2021 under the...
COVID-19 and State Updates
There’s a lot to get to this time around – things don’t seem to be slowing down one bit. To begin with, we wanted to update you on some of the COVID-19 paid sick leave ordinances that have been passed over the last year and a half. The following ordinances have...