Monthly Archives: January 2010

IRS Set to Launch Major Audit of Employers' Payroll Tax Practices

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Royal LLP

Last November, the IRS announced it would launch a comprehensive audit of employers’ payroll tax practices, which is slated to begin in February 2010.  To read the IRS’s announcement, click here.  Referring to it as an Employment Tax Research Study, … Continue reading →

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Department of Labor Finally Releases the New Model COBRA Notices

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Royal LLP

Several weeks after the COBRA subsidy extension, the DOL has just released new model COBRA notices for employers to use, which can be accessed here.  There are three new model notices in total: the Updated General Notice, the Premium Assistance … Continue reading →

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Minimum Wage Up in Connecticut and Down in Colorado

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Royal LLP

As of January 1, 2010, Connecticut’s minimum wage increased to $8.25 per hour while Colorado’s minimum wage fell to $7.25 per hour. In fact, Colorado employees will now receive 3 cents less per hour as of the new year. Massachusetts’ … Continue reading →

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