Jul 25, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws
From the Pros at the HR Support Center Maine has joined the growing list of states that prohibit discrimination based on traits associated with race, including hairstyle. Beginning August 8, 2022, the state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to employers...
Jun 15, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws
From the Pros at the HR Support Center The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that its optional standard mileage rate will increase to 62.5 cents per mile driven for business purposes. The increase takes effect on July 1, 2022. Use of this rate is optional,...
May 16, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws, HR Insights and Trends
From the pros at the HR Support Center In the 2009 movie Up in the Air, George Clooney and Anna Kendrick play corporate downsizers—HR consultants that companies across the country hire to terminate employees for them. The practice wasn’t exactly common at the time,...
May 2, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19. This temporary guidance was...
Apr 19, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws
The 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The deadline for submitting and certifying 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Report(s) is Tuesday, May 17, 2022. To meet this deadline, the EEOC strongly encourages eligible filers to begin the filing process as soon as...
Mar 28, 2022 | Compliance and Labor Laws
National SIDES Employer E-Response Modernized Maine’s State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) E-Response is a free website where employers can quickly, accurately, and securely submit responses to unemployment insurance claims directly to the Maine Dept....
