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The Dept. of Labor (DOL) recently issued a Federal Register notice increasing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors.
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The IRS has finalized the tax year 2026 Form W-2, solidifying more of the reporting requirements established by federal legislation passed last year. Plus, the final version of General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 was released shortly after the…
After payday, an employee flags a missing differential. HR sends the details to payroll, and the team begins retracing punches, schedules, and pay rules. By the next day, the issue has escalated to Finance because the fix now requires a…
If someone qualifies as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is an exempt classification mandatory? The Department of Labor (DOL) recently confirmed that an exempt classification isn’t a must, even if an employer is…
A new opinion letter looked at whether one company needed to add bonuses into its overtime calculations under federal law. The answer from the Department of Labor (DOL)? Yes. That meant the company dropped the ball and had to either…
IRS has released 2026 mileage rates and other updates impacting employees who drive personal vehicles for work or employer-provided vehicles. First, IRS said in a recent notice that the business standard mileage rate for 2026 is 72.5 cents per mile.…
Many states increased their minimum wage rates on January 1, 2026. Did you catch the changes needed to pay employees accurately? When it comes to compliance, minimum wage is just one of many areas where you'll find differences among states,…
UPCOMING DEADLINES
SEMIWEEKLY DEPOSITORS
April 8, 2026: For payments made on April 1, 2, 3.
April 10, 2026: For payments made on April 4, 5, 6, 7.
April 15, 2026: For payments made on April 8, 9, 10.
April 20, 2026: For payments made on April 11, 12, 13, 14.
April 22, 2026: For payments made on April 15, 16, 17.
April 24, 2026: For payments made on April 18, 19, 20, 21.
April 29, 2026: For payments made on April 22, 23, 24.
May 1, 2026: For payments made on April 25, 26, 27, 28.
May 6, 2026: For payments made on April 29, 30, May 1.
May 8, 2026: For payments made on May 2, 3, 4, 5.
May 13, 2026: For payments made on May 6, 7, 8.
May 15, 2026: For payments made on May 9, 10, 11, 12.
May 20, 2026: For payments made on May 13, 14, 15.
May 22, 2026: For payments made on May 16, 17, 18, 19.
May 28, 2026: For payments made on May 20, 21, 22.
May 29, 2026: For payments made on May 23, 24, 25, 26.
June 3, 2026: For payments made on May 27, 28, 29.
June 5, 2026: For payments made on May 30, 31, June 1, 2.
June 10, 2026: For payments made on June 3, 4, 5.
June 12, 2026: For payments made on June 6, 7, 8, 9.
June 17, 2026: For payments made on June 10, 11, 12.
June 22, 2026: For payments made on June 13, 14, 15, 16.
June 24, 2026: For payments made on June 17, 18, 19.
June 26, 2026: For payments made on June 20, 21, 22, 23.
MONTHLY DEPOSITORS
April 15, 2026: For payments made in March.
May 15, 2026: For payments made in April.
June 15, 2026: For payments made in May.
ALL EMPLOYERS
April 30, 2026: First quarter Form 941 due. Deposit taxes owed (if liability is less than $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely return).
May 11, 2026: First quarter Form 941 due if you deposited in full and on time.
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