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Are You Required To File Under the ACA Rules?

NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT The Affordable Care Act requires that every business with over 50 full-time equivalent employees offer health insurance to its full-time employees and file forms with the IRS and with employees. The ACA rules a quite complex.  If you...

2024 Michigan Minimum Wage

Michigan’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase on January 1, 2024 LANSING, MI – On January 1, 2024, Michigan’s minimum wage rate will increase from $10.10 to $10.33 per hour as set by Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 which establishes...

IMMIGRATION REVISES I-9 FORM

A new Form I-9 is required starting November 1, 2023. The I-9 Form is a United States Citizen and Immigration Services form that is required to be completed for every new employee you hire. The form is used to verify the identity and legal authorization to work in the...

ACA PENALTIES ARE SEVERE!

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO ACA   The ACA (Affordable Care Act) also known as Obamacare has been in effect since 2015. It requires individual businesses and commonly owned businesses with over 50 employees to file forms for each employee reporting the status of...

GET UP TO DATE WITH YOUR HIRING PRACTICES

YOUNG EMPLOYEES TODAY DEMANDING MORE CONTROL OF THEIR PAY BUSINESSES WITH myGO APP ARE GROWING AND HIRING If you are not using the myGo app for your payroll, you are missing out on a growth opportunity, greater efficiency and a competitive advantage. The Kallas myGo...

HOW TO HANDLE THE NEW WAGE INCREASE

As of today’s date, and assuming the Michigan Supreme Court does not change it, a new law called the Improved Workforce Opportunity Act (IWOWA) and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) will go into effect February 20, 2023.  It is certain these two new laws will cause...

BE AWARE OF A NEW LABOR LAW THAT WILL AFFECT YOU

There is a new law that, as it stands now, will go into effect February 19, 2023.  This new law could have dire consequences to the restaurant industry. The “Improved Workforce Act” and the “Earned Sick Time Act” will: Increase the minimum wage to $12 per hour. The...

ACA RULES and NON-KALLAS PAYROLL SERVICE

The bad news is the ACA (Obamacare) rules are still in effect. The ACA requirements for restaurants are complex and time-consuming. Yearly testing is required and if a restaurant or group of commonly owned restaurants meet the IRS defined criteria of 50 employees,...

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