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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/28/connecticut-enacts-paid-family-leave-program
The Governor of Connecticut has signed legislation establishing a paid family and medical leave program [S.B. 1, L. 2019]. Beginning January 1, 2021, employers will be required to withhold and remit...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/27/etaac-recommends-broader-integration-with-payroll-community
On June 19, the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) held a public meeting and released its Annual Report to Congress (Publication 3415). Included in ETAAC’s recommendations is a...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/25/apa-protects-certification-program-in-michigan
Proposed legislation in Michigan aims to modify the review process for occupational licensing regulations. APA weighed in to protect its CPP and FPC certification programs, which are a primary means...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/24/compliance-tv-california-could-become-first-state-to-regulate-on-demand-pay
In this June 2019 edition of Compliance TV: California could become first state to regulate on-demand pay; IRS data affirms payroll’s vital role in nation’s tax system; and IRS releases drafts of...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/20/three-month-delay-rate-change-for-massachusetts-pfml-contributions
There will be a three-month delay for withholding and remitting Massachusetts paid family and medical leave contributions. Initially scheduled to begin July 1, contribution withholding will now begin...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/18/apa-presents-government-partner-award-to-irs-s-joe-guillen
APA presented its Government Partner Award to IRS Senior Tax Analyst Joe Guillen at the 37th Annual Congress. The award recognizes government employees who have placed a high value on the stakeholder...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/17/digital-payroll-delivery-benefits-and-best-practices-for-smbs
The value of electronic payroll distribution is recognized by employers large and small, but all too often it is the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owner that is both slow to adopt, and not...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/14/uscis-extends-comment-period-for-form-i-9
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will allow the public an additional 30 days to comment on its proposal to extend the current version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/13/texas-paycard-bill-becomes-law-with-support-from-apa
Effective September 1, 2019, Texas will permit the use of payroll cards and allow employers to make electronic payment the default method of paying wages. APA has expressed its support for this...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/06/07/irs-releases-draft-instructions-for-2020-income-tax-withholding
The IRS released a draft of the new 2020 Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, which will be used to figure federal income tax withholding using the newly revised draft of Form...
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