UNEMPLOYMENT TAX RATE REMAINS THE SAME FOR 2022
Nevada businesses will not see an unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate change in 2022. The UI tax on employers will be 1.65% in 2022, the same tax rate that was […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR
“Don’t bother me, it’s 4th quarter” is a phrase we hear quite frequently from October into December, and sometimes lingering into January. Fourth quarter means open enrollment, quarter-end, year-end, performance […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFT SKILLS
“Hire for fit, train for skill.” We say (and hear) these words often in the human resources world. Soft skills play an important role in the retention of employees. Why? […]
SPOTLIGHT: KIN CARE LEAVE
According to our 2019-2020 Nevada Benefits & Personnel Practices Survey, 23% of participating employers do not allow employees to use sick time to care for a sick family member (exclusive […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR
Employees are one of the greatest assets a company can have. They take care of business in a myriad of ways. Whether it’s customer service, food service, crunching numbers, writing […]
AB37: GARNISHMENTS FOR CHILD SUPPORT
Most employers are familiar with garnishments of employee wages. One day a Writ of Garnishment will come in the mail with very long complicated instructions regarding determining the amount of […]
MANDATING COVID VACCINATION & UNEMPLOYMENT
According to Indeed, job postings requiring new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has increased 34% in recent months. Job postings requiring vaccination generally is up 90% over the same […]
WHO DOES THE ADA APPLY TO?
The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of […]
IMPLICATIONS OF HAVING REMOTE WORKERS OUTSIDE NEVADA
When the pandemic first started in 2020, many companies transitioned to a remote work model. In many cases, this involved quite a bit of work and expense on the back […]
AMERICA’S SECOND-LARGEST EMPLOYER NO LONGER TESTING FOR MARIJUANA
In June, Amazon announced that it would no longer include marijuana in it’s drug testing program for positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Marijuana use would be […]
