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Wage Deductions Almost Legal in NY? Legislation Allowing Employers to Make Wage Deductions Awaits G UPDATE: Governor Cuomo signed this legislation into law on September 7, 2012.

Computer (Information Technology – IT) Employee Exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act | Hirin The FLSA specifies which types of computer-based professions are exempt or nonexempt from overtime eligibility.

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NY Supreme Court Judge Rules 12-Region MTA Payroll Tax Unconstitutional | Essex Payroll Services Employers operating in 12 regions served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) may no longer have to pay a payroll tax that was enacted to help fund the transportation authority.

Payroll tax cuts face likely end by December 31 | Essex Payroll Services Partisan politics abound as payroll tax cuts near the end and Bush-era tax rates await their fate.

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N.Y. stops jobless checks from going abroad A new computer sleuth has stopped $90,000 in unemployment checks that were to be sent in June and July to New Yorkers apparently vacationing abroad and to foreign-based scammers, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday.

The legalities of giving your employees cash or nontaxable funds | Essex Payroll Services Many employers and employees are unaware of the ways in which it is both acceptable and unacceptable to offer cash payments or benefits to employees.

New York bills its businesses for unemployment loans for second year | Essex Outsourced Accounting New York has billed businesses in its state to cover the $102 million it owes the federal government for interest on loans taken to cover unemployment benefits during the recession.

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Living and prevailing wage rates for NYC | Essex Payroll Services For temporary workers doing contract or subcontract work in NYC, the living wage rates go into effect for the year on July 1, and unemployment insurance prevailing and cutoff wages are listed for professional services.

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New York State payroll, tax and benefit-related guidelines | Essex Payroll Services Businesses operating in the state of New York must adhere to regulations overseen by the Department of Labor.

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Companies outsourcing payroll management enjoy benefits of 24/7 access | Essex Payroll Services The online web portals that employers and employees can access via outsourced payroll management provide time-saving conveniences.

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The end of extended jobless benefits for many Americans will bump down the national unemployment rat As multitudes of Americans lose their extended unemployment benefits the national unemployment rate is expected to decrease by 0.1 – 0.2 percentage po

SAIC makes $466 million repayment for CityTime payroll management debacle | Essex Payroll Services New York City got its due when the Science Applications International Corporation made a penalty/restitution payment of hundreds of millions relating to the CityTime scandal.