In The News

What’s new in HR and payroll? Scan the latest news from around the web.

The American Payroll Association is a professional society dedicated to
the education and advancement of payroll professionals. Read the recently
released “APA's Guide to Local Payroll Taxes," providing payroll taxes in 16
states including city service fees; school district income taxes and more.

The U.S. Department of Labor helps those concerned with complying with
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This handy fact sheet provides exact
recordkeeping requirements now mandated under FLSA. The FLSA sets
minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and child labor standards for employment subject to its provisions.

The Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest association devoted to HR management, offers information on a wide variety of HR issues. Their recent study “The Future Workforce is Here...and Ill-Prepared” anticipates a troublesome trend regarding the lack of a qualified workforce in the U.S. workplace. (SHRM membership access required to view the study)

The Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center is a collaboration of state employment security agencies, the Department of Labor, and private partners providing accurate, efficient, cost effective, and timely service for unemployment insurance customers.

HREonline.com a comprehensive index of workplace-related websites as well as human resource tools and information. Check out the Daily HR Headlines, and the recent analysis on recent proposed immigration-reform bills from the Department of Homeland Security.

The non-profit research group Rand Corporation released "The Future at
Work — Trends and Implications" which discusses trends in workforce
size and composition, along with the pace of technological change. The discussion
centers on an update of the policies that mandate the U.S. labor market — e.g.,
the laws and regulations that govern employment, hours, wages, fringe benefits, occupational health and safety.