Department of Labor Cracking Down on Unpaid Internships

In reading my HR materials this month it has been repeated several times that the DOL is suing more and more employers because of unpaid internships. If you have an intern or want an intern to work at your Company you must make sure that you follow the DOL's guidelines. There are six criteria that MUST be adhered to if you want to have them at your company without pay. You will find the six items listed on the DOL website or contact my office for guidance.

If key to an intern is that the person is STILL in college and is working through the career center on the position PLUS the person will get some college credits if they successfully complete the internship. There is paperwork from the school up front on what the intern will do and learn and at the end to evaluate their performance. If the person has graduated they are NOT an intern.

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

We want to thank all of our loyal clients for your business in 2010. We hope that 2011 is a year of growth and stability for all of you.

We look forward to helping you with your HR needs during the year.

Merry Christmas,

W-2 Forms Health Care Reporting Made Optional

The IRS, in October, issued a notice (2010-69) which states that regarding the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan that is effective next year made this reporting optional for 2011 W-2 forms. There are suppose to be additioanl guidelines coming out before the end of the year to give further guidance on this issue.

For details on the notice please go to: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-2010-69.pdf

New Paid Leave for Organ Donors

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed into law SB 1304 which states that employers with 15 or more employees will have to provide up to 30 days of paid leave per year to an employee for purposes of donating an organ, and up to 5 days of paid leave per year to an employee for purposes of donating bone marrow.

If you have questions or need help putting together this leave program please contact Dzuro and Associates at jdzuro@msn.com.

Joan

Remember Tax Breaks When Hiring Unemployed

If you have hired someone who has been unemployed you may be eligible for a tax break. Besides helping the economy by hiring someone you may receive a benefit yourself.

Celebrating our Sixth Anniversary!

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful clients for helping us be successful these past six years!

It has been such a pleasure to meet such wonderful people and learn about a diverse number of industries. We are looking forward to many more years of helping everyone succeed as our economy starts to recover.