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Receive Expert Insight on New Regulations Impacting Payroll in 2019

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/11/receive-expert-insight-on-new-regulations-impacting-payroll-in-2019
Join us for our first #Paynews payroll chat of the year. The hour-long online discussion will take place Thursday, February 14 at 3 p.m. ET. It will be hosted by the American Payroll Association’s...

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Video: Federal Judge Rules ACA Is ‘Unconstitutional’

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/08/video-federal-judge-rules-aca-is-unconstitutional
Bill Dunn, CPP, APA's Director of Government Relations, discusses why a federal district court in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act "unconstitutional" late last year.

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Michigan Extends Form W-2 Electronic Filing Deadline

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/07/michigan-extends-form-w-2-electronic-filing-deadline
Michigan has extended the electronic filing deadline for Forms W-2 to February 7, 2019, because of a severe winter weather emergency. The original electronic filing deadline was January 31, 2019...

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Michigan Minimum Wage, Tip Credit Will Increase March 29

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/07/michigan-minimum-wage-tip-credit-will-increase-march-29
Effective March 29, 2019, the Michigan minimum wage will increase to $9.45 an hour from $9.25 an hour. It will gradually increase each year until it reaches $12.05 an hour in 2030. The tip credit...

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Deadline to Apply for Education Grant Extended Through February 19

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/06/deadline-to-apply-for-education-grant-extended-through-february-19
APA has extended the Education Grant application deadline to February 19. Now, you have the extra time to apply for a payroll education grant!

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Two States and Puerto Rico Extend Forms W-2 Electronic Filing Deadline

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/01/two-states-and-puerto-rico-extend-forms-w-2-electronic-filing-deadline
Iowa and Puerto Rico have extended the electronic filing deadline for Forms W-2 to February 28, 2019, because of technical reasons. Due to extreme weather, Wisconsin has extended its electronic...

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E-Verify Resumes Operations After Government Shutdown

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/02/01/e-verify-resumes-operations-after-government-shutdown
E-Verify resumed operations on January 27, with extended due dates and a request for patience while the government reinstates the service [E-Verify website, 1-27-19].

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Three Chapter Contests to Show Off Your Specialties

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/01/31/three-chapter-contests-to-show-off-your-specialties
APA Chapters will soon have the opportunity to show off their specialties in these three Annual Chapter Contests. If you had an award-worthy statewide event, chapter website, or photo album in 2018,...

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IRS Warns of Delays in Shipping Paper Forms Ordered in December

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/01/30/irs-warns-of-delays-in-shipping-paper-forms-ordered-in-december
The IRS warned employers that ordered paper information and employer returns (including Forms W-2) in late December that they may not receive them in time to meet the January 31 filing deadline....

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State Electronic/Magnetic Media W-2 Reporting Deadlines Quickly Approaching

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/01/25/state-electronic-magnetic-media-w-2-reporting-deadlines-quickly-approaching
Most states require Forms W-2 to be filed with their tax departments electronically or on magnetic media by January 31, 2019 – 36 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The due date is...

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