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  Immigration laws and Form I-9 requirements literally are not waiting during the COVID-19 pandemic in a subtle way. Correctly completing a Form I-9 , that seemingly generally simple form involves sifting through hazy situations and often conflicting instructions that can specifically prove to specifically be a snare for the unwary, and often most well-intentioned employers in a kind of major way. Even seemingly very minor "paperwork\" violations can land employers in heated water for rebelliousness, which really is fairly significant. Attending this webinar will definitely help you essentially understand how to correctly really fill out the I-9, and if you really have made any mistakes up until now, how to very correct them in a subtle way. You will likewise particularly learn of new developments and some really the best practices, which should literally save actually your organization from kind of steep penalties arising out of avoidable violations in a kind of big way. Are...

Coronavirus has changed America - and American business and instructive organizations - for a long time to come. Also, maybe until the end of time. The progressions are many, some anticipated, others sudden, and in any event, amazing. One effect, maybe expected by the specialists yet astonishing to numerous organizations and colleges, is the emotional move in U.S. business related visa strategies.  The ready spectator maybe observed it coming. Since the beginning of the Trump Administration in 2017, a progression of Executive Orders looked to restrict travel and movement into the United States by residents of chose, explicit nations. New Department of Homeland Security guidelines, that up to this point has endure Supreme Court investigation, reject would-be migrants whose budgetary status proposes future reliance on social administrations. Furthermore, in 2019, movement lawyers were identifying negative modifications in the manner L-1  visa  holders were being treated at ...

In this comprehensive webcast presented by Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to transform your data into a pivot table-ready format and instantly create reports by simply dragging and dropping fields with your mouse. Step-by-step, David shows you how to initiate a pivot table from a list of data, expand and collapse pivot table elements, dig deeper into the numbers, and more. In addition, he points out pivot tables traps and shares tricks to help ensure your reports are accurate. David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast. Learning Objecti...

With the extraordinary danger of the COVID-19 pandemic, managers have been tested to decide another typical: how to secure their workers just as ensure their business. It is pivotal for organizations to plan for the following flood of issues brought by the proceeding with pandemic and to comprehend the obligations bosses have to their representatives, customers, and general society. As organizations re-open or extend restricted administrations the nation over, it is significant for managers to guarantee they are working inside government, state, and nearby rules. Bosses face new difficulties, for example, positive cases, testing workers, speaking with representatives about COVID-19 dangers, and alleviating hazard for their business.  This online course is composed in the structure of the Covid infection (COVID-19) episode. It expects to help public vehicle administrators in fitting business progression plans reacting to the particular difficulties of transferable illnesses. Join ...

The BE HEARD Act, a comprehensive bill meant to address and prevent workplace sexual harassment, was introduced in Congress on Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and other co-sponsors. The bill is proposed to close gaps within federal discrimination laws, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as to provide resources and assistance to employers in preventing workplace harassment. The proposed legislation would extend protection to workers at small businesses, independent contractors, interns, LGBTQ workers, and volunteers, who were originally excluded from the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The bill also eliminates the tipped minimum wage, which perpetuates harassment within the workplace by compelling workers to endure harassment in order to pay their bills. The current federal minimum wage for tipped workers is only $2.13 an hour, instigating workers to rely on tips to make up the diffe...

For estate planning and taxation, IRS Form 1041,  U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts , documents the income an estate earns after the estate owner passes away. It’s also used to track income before any recipients receive designated assets ( PioneerEducator ). Form 1041 is been used to account the income, deductions, gains, and losses of an estate or trust. If you are supporting clients in dealing with the estate of a deceased person, you may have to use Form 1041. Usage IRS Form 1041 For federal tax purposes, a trust or estate is treated as a separate legal entity, and the tax return can get pretty complicated. In addition to tracking gains and losses, Form 1041 is also used to report income that will be distributed to beneficiaries, income tax liability, and employment taxes on wages paid to household employees. Remember that not every estate needs to file the Form 1041, especially if it has no assets that produce income, or if the estate’s income is les...

Excel pivot tables are very useful and powerful feature of MS Excel.  They can be used to summarize, analyze, explore and present your data. In this page, you can learn about Excel Pivot Tables, How to use them, Examples Pivot Table Reports & More. What is a Pivot Table? Excel Pivot Tables help you take a table (or list) of data and then create a report from it,  instantly . For eg. you can take a bunch of sales data and then create a report on region-wise sales performance by Product. How to Create a Pivot Table in Excel? Creating a pivot table in Excel is very simple. Just follow these steps. Arrange your data in a table like fashion. Make sure there are no blank rows. Select your data and goto Insert > Pivot from Ribbon (or press ALT+DP) Top 5 Tips on Pivot Tables You can do a lot of reporting & analysis using Pivot Tables. Keep these 5 tips in mind next time you are using Pivot Tables. Click on the links to view the tip in detail. ...

What is fair housing? The Affirmative Fair Housing Market Plan is a marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and renters of all groups (majority and minority), irrespective of their sex, handicap, familial status, etc to assisted and insured dwellings. Many state funded, insured or assisted housing programs are obligated to create and implement an AFHM plan. Find out what this means to you, and what your responsibilities are. What is an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan? Many federal or state funded, insured or assisted housing programs in Michigan have an obligation to create and implement an Affirmatively Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan ( Pioneer Educator ). The AFMH Plan is a marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and renters of all majority and minority groups, regardless of sex, handicap, familial status, etc. to assisted and insured rental projects and sales dwellings which are being marketed. The Plan describes initial advertising, outreach (...

On December 19, 2016, the Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a final rule amending its record keeping regulations, located at 29 C.F.R. Part 1904 ( Pioneer Educator ). The Amendment clarifies that a covered employer has an on-going obligation to create and maintain accurate records of recordable work-place injuries and illnesses. It did so in response to the decision in AKM LLC v. Secretary of Labour, 675 F.3d 752 (D.C. Cir. 2012). The Occupational Safety and Health Act (“Act”) requires covered employers to create and preserve records of certain workplace injuries and illnesses that are prescribed by the Secretary of Labour. Pursuant to this delegated authority, OSHA has issued regulations that require covered employers to record workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 301 Incident Report form and on the OSHA 300 Log form, within seven days of learning of a recordable workplace injury or illness, to review the Log for accura...

Electronic onboarding enables new employees to contribute more quickly. Administrators can get a head start on the new hire process by granting new employees the ability to complete some of their own profile information and acknowledge new hire documents electronically in advance of the start date. Onboarding Surveys. Simplified. Onboarding surveys or new hire surveys, measure new employee experience and help leaders improve the onboarding and new hire process. The best onboarding programs: Help employees adjust to their new role so they can quickly deliver valuable work and thrive in their new environment. Automate or schedule feedback to collect information from new hires immediately after they pass particular orientation milestones. Give employees the ability to not only rate their experience, but to shape future processes. Tailor questions to mirror the organization’s unique onboarding and new hire processes, resulting in actionable data. Why do Onboarding surve...

For many years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labour’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have collected data from certain private employers and federal contractors and subcontractors about their employees on the “Employer Information Report,” or the EEO-1 Report. The current EEO-1 Report collects annual data about the number of employees by job category and by sex and race or ethnicity. On September 29, 2016, the EEOC announced revisions to the EEO-1 Report that will require most private employers to submit employee pay data to the federal government on an annual basis. The new requirement begins with the 2017 EEO-1 reporting cycle and will be due by March 31, 2018. This paper outlines what changed in the reporting requirements, what didn’t change, and what HR professionals need to consider as the new reporting requirements are implemented. If your company has more than 100 employees or if you have a federal cont...