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3 Strategic Foci for HR in 2018

HR Daily Advisor

For HR leaders, must-dos include hiring for open positions, onboarding, selecting benefit plans, conducting open enrollment, ensuring payroll compliance, and investigating workplace complaints, to list just a few. In 2018, however, I see three areas loaded with risk for Arizona employers. Immigration. Happy New Year!

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Employment laws to watch in 2018

Insperity

Employment laws continue to evolve, and 2018 will usher in some big changes in two of our most populous states, California and New York. The HR world is abuzz with all the implications of implementing New York state’s paid family leave legislation and California’s ban-the-box law, both of which went into effect January 2018.

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How to Become a Human Resources (HR) Manager: The Definitive Guide

Analytics in HR

Compensation and benefits : HR managers oversee compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness in the market, managing payroll, and administering employee benefits packages. – Conducted regular reviews, analyzed statistics, and generated reports for monthly payroll activities.

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Payroll Tax Deduction Rates Will Rise in 2018

HRWatchdog

For 2018, the Social Security Administration announced that the Social Security taxable wage base will rise by $1,500 — from $127,200 to $128,700 maximum taxable earnings. The Social Security withholding rate is unchanged for 2018 and remains at 6.2 Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content.

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Reminder to California Employers: Law Requires Electronic Filing/Payment of Payroll Taxes

HRWatchdog

The California Chamber of Commerce is reminding employers with 10 or more employees that employment tax returns, wage reports and payroll tax deposits must be submitted electronically to the Employment Development Department (EDD). The requirement began January 1 for employers with 10 or more employees.

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Top HR Conferences to Attend in 2018

Namely

HCI 2018 Workforce Planning & People Analytics Conference Miami, FL | February 27-March 1 Are you tasked with the responsibility of growing your company's workforce this year? SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference Washington D.C. 2018 registrations open soon! Then this is conference for you.

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Permissible Payroll Rounding Practices

HRWatchdog

In the letter, a government contractor, who is subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA), uses payroll software to calculate wages based on recorded time entries. 5th 1014 (2018)). A federal court interpreting California law also upheld a quarter-hour rounding policy ( Corbin v. Bianca Saad, Employment Law Subject Matter Expert.

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