Act 32
Effective January 1st, 2012 employers in the state of Pennsylvania will be required to withhold local earned income taxes from all employees based on the employee’s location of residency. Employees will be required to complete a Residency Certification Form for the employer any time they are newly hired or have a change of name and/ or address. Employers must register their business with the tax collection district, retain the Residency Certification Form for each employee, send the local tax to the tax collector’s office on a monthly or quarterly basis, and complete and submit the Annual Withholding Reconciliation Form within 30 days of the end of each calendar year.
Forms and the list of tax collection districts are available on the web at http://www.newpa.com/.
Long Term Care Insurance Program Not Workable
On October 14th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced the section of the health care reform act which provided long term care insurance through the workplace would not be implemented. Also known as the CLASS act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports,) the act was determined to be unfeasible due to financial challenges. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated the act will however; advance the cause of finding affordable long term care insurance for the 15 million people who are expected to need these services by the year 2020.
NLRB Poster Requirement Change
The National Labor Relations Board revised the posting requirement for the Employee Rights Notice posting. On January 31, 2012, most private sector employers will be required to post the notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The 11×17 inch poster is available on the web at https://www.nlrb.gov/poster.
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