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Today is a special edition targeted to those who are still in the education system. The consensus this time of year is “spring fever” and “I can’t wait until summer is here.” Before you start the 2-month brain checkout however, let’s keep some things in mind. One of my favorite bloggers, Jeff Thredgold, publishes a [...]
Q. I have been asked to find regulations similar to the state withholding reciprocity rules for unemployment. I have a payroll person at one of our business units, who every time an employee is on a temporary assignment in another state she changes their SUI state to that state. This is causing big issues not [...]
Q. I was fired from my job last week. When I tried to file for unemployment, they said I couldn’t claim because I was self-employed. I thought unemployment was for this reason. What do I do? A. Unemployment benefits are designed for employees who are unemployed, under-employed, downsized, rightsized, or fired. If you were actually [...]
Q. As a small business owner looking forward to processing my own payroll, I am curious about FUTA and SUTA and how the calculation works. A. First, congratulations on taking the step toward hiring employees. It can be both a good thing, because you are growing, and a bad thing, because employees bring new challenges [...]
