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4 Steps to Help Prevent Burnout During the Holidays
Burnout during the holidays is common, but you don’t have to suffer. Even though levels of burnout are high, there are ways to help avoid burnout and manage it so you can enjoy all of the family fun and festivities. Here are four tips to help prevent burnout during the holiday season.
4 States with Important 2023 Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates
Here are several important paid family and medical leave updates that impact household employers for 2023.
IRS Provides Tax Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2023
The IRS recently announced tax year 2023 annual tax inflation adjustments, including tax rate schedules. These adjustments generally apply to tax returns filed in 2024. Here are some of the other highlights.
Health FSA Contribution Limit Will Increase for 2023
For plan years beginning in 2023, the limit on an employee’s salary reduction contributions to a health FSA increases to $3,050. Here’s how a health FSA can save you and your worker money and help you attract and retain top talent.
Nanny Tax Threshold on the Rise Again for 2023
The 2023 nanny tax threshold will be $2,600. Here’s what that means for families with household help like nannies, housekeepers, and senior caregivers.
Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit Limits to Increase in 2023
The IRS has released its cost-of-living adjustments for employee-qualified transportation fringe benefits for the 2023 tax year.
Household Employers Should Continue to Use Current Form I-9
Household employers should continue using the current version of Form I-9 even after its expiration date of Oct. 31, 2022. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the current Form I-9 should be used until further notice.
Why You Should Plan for Much Higher Minimum Wage Rates in 2023
Minimum wage rates for next year – in many states and cities – are already seeing significant increases especially if they are tied to the Consumer Price Index or inflation. Here’s where it’s happening and what household employers need to know.
What are Pay Transparency Laws?
Pay transparency laws are popping up across the country. Household employers should be attentive to this trend as pay transparency may affect how they post their job openings and how they talk about pay and pay history during the hiring process. Here’s what families with household help need to know.
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