Unemployment tax rates for Oregon employers will remain at tax schedule three for 2019. Tax schedule three includes an average rate of 1.97% for the first $40,600 paid to each…
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced the regular unemployment rates for 2019 will be lower for more than 92 percent of the state’s employers who are required to…
It’s hard to believe that the #MeToo movement has just celebrated its first birthday. A lot has happened; newsworthy conduct and action; in the courtroom, our government and in the…
When documenting separation reasons, your word choice can make all the difference between the state deciding whether someone is eligible to collect unemployment benefits or not. For example, mislabeling certain…
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Beginning January 1, 2019, employers will see a reduction in the taxable…
As part of its Summer of Heroes program, Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska (a member of 501(c) Agencies Trust), is proud to celebrate six youth doing outstanding work in their…
I have a Saturday morning habit of scrolling through Pinterest, Buzzfeed and Facebook. It’s my time to catch up on what has been happening throughout the week when I’ve been…
Unemployment benefits are designed to be paid to people who are out of work through no fault of their own. People who accept work with the good intentions of performing…
In our last Nonprofit HR Practices survey, we asked, “Does your organization perform a ‘postmortem’ after an involuntary separation?” Twenty-one percent of the respondents said, “Yes.” This means that seventy-nine percent…
In response to the changing nonprofit and business landscape, you may be in the process of merging with, or at some point consider merging with, a similarly situated organization. As…
With a new school year ahead, this is a good time to review guidelines related to the concept of “reasonable assurance” for educational institutions and, in some states, nonprofits that…
Capitol Media Services (CMS) is reporting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is questioning the legality of Arizona’s new unemployment insurance law less than one week before it is…