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APA Pursues Clarity on Baltimore Biometrics Ordinance

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/10/18/apa-pursues-clarity-on-baltimore-biometrics-ordinance

The APA, jointly with the National Payroll Reporting Consortium (NPRC), contacted the Baltimore, Md., City Council on September 7, 2021, asking for help in clarifying Ordinance 21-0001, which broadly...

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APA Asks Texas Workforce Commission for Opportunity to Collaborate on Pay Data Collection

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/10/12/apa-asks-texas-workforce-commission-for-opportunity-to-collaborate-on-pay-data-collection
The APA requested an opportunity to collaborate with the Texas Workforce Commission to implement a law that will enhance employers’ quarterly wage information reporting.

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APA Meets With Illinois DOL on Equal Pay Reporting

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/10/05/apa-meets-with-illinois-dol-on-equal-pay-reporting
The APA Government Relations staff met with the Illinois Department of Labor about a new law that requires certain employers to apply for an equal pay registration certificate.

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APA Member Selected to Serve on IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/09/29/apa-member-selected-to-serve-on-irs-electronic-tax-administration-advisory-committee
The American Payroll Association is pleased to announce that its member James Paille, CPP, has been selected to serve on the IRS’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.

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Payroll Vital to National Tax System, APA Says in SSA/IRS Reporter

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/09/27/payroll-vital-to-national-tax-system-apa-says-in-ssa-irs-reporter
The SSA/IRS Reporter, Summer 2021, contains three articles written by APA on the value of payroll to the national tax system, payroll management for the new Juneteenth holiday, and guidance on...

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OCSE to Share New Communication Center in APA Webinar

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/08/16/ocse-to-share-new-communication-center-in-apa-webinar
On September 16, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement’s (OCSE) Employer Services Team will present an APA webinar to discuss the agency’s new Communication Center.

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APA Requests Guidance on Massachusetts Extra Unemployment Insurance Tax

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/06/15/apa-requests-guidance-on-massachusetts-extra-unemployment-insurance-tax
The APA wrote to the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development about implementing H.B. 90, a new law that includes an additional unemployment insurance tax payment with a range of...

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Child Support Report Features Electronic Child Medical Support Notice

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/06/03/child-support-report-features-electronic-child-medical-support-notice
Read APA’s article, “Calling on States to Support Electronic Child Medical Support Notices,” in the May edition of the Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Child Support Report.

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APA’s Report on Earned Wage Access and Payroll

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/05/24/apa-s-report-on-earned-wage-access-and-payroll
The APA has released a report, “Understanding Earned Wage Access and Payroll.” Download the report to find out everything you need to know about employer-integrated earned wage access.

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SSA Provides Updates on Its Modernization Project

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2021/05/13/ssa-provides-updates-on-its-modernization-project
At a semi-annual meeting of the Social Security Administration’s modernization project in April, agency team leaders provided the latest information on systems used by payroll professionals and...

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