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The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $8,000 for 2009 to $10,000 for 2010. The taxable wage base will also increase to $12,000 for 2011 and $14,000 for 2012. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on New Hampshire unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

On or before June 30 of each year the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development must calculate an amount equal to sixty percent of Minnesota’s average annual wage, rounded to the nearest $1,000. This amount is the taxable wage base for the next taxable year. For 2010, the taxable wage base will increase from $26,000 to $27,000. Contact Vision Payroll if you have questions on the Minnesota Taxable Wage Base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Florida Department of Revenue has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $7,000 for 2009 to $8,500 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Florida unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $10,000 for 2009 to $12,000 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Arkansas unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

This week’s question comes from Eugenia, a small business owner. One of our employees just moved. How do I change an employee’s address? Answer: According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), employers should report the address where the employee receives mail. If an employee changes that address, employers may change it online by logging in, click Employees, then click Demographics, and enter the employee’s new address. Employers who are not yet online should report the change of address the next time they submit payroll hours. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on changing an employee’s address.

According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 502,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 514,000. The 4-week moving average was 519,750, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 524,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.3% for the week ending October 31, unchanged from the prior week’s unrevised rate of 4.4%.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 31 was 5,631,000, a decrease of 139,000 from the preceding week’s revised level of 5,770,000. The 4-week moving average was 5,790,750, a decrease of 100,750 from the preceding week’s revised average of 5,891,500.

Regularly monitoring, evaluating and communicating employee performance is a crucial step for improving employee productivity. These resources will help you implement effective procedures and systems to manage your employees. Before your next round of performance reviews, our Performance Management Quick Guide will help you institute effective practices and systems for your review process. Learn the five top tips for managing the review process and download a checklist to help you manage the flow from MyHRSupportCenter. In addition to these helpful tools, the Quick Guide also contains sections with forms, templates and guidelines, relevant articles, and relevant information.

To learn more be sure to login to MyHRSupportCenter, click Quick Guides, then Performance Management. If you’re not yet signed up or would like a free trial of MyHRSupportCenter, contact Vision Payroll today.

The Division of Labor & Worker Safety of the Ohio Department of Commerce announced recently that, effective January 1, 2010, the minimum wage for the state of Ohio will remain at $7.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.65 for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employers who gross more than $267,000 per year. As a result of a constitutional amendment that passed in 2006 an adjustment to the minimum wage must be applied on January 1 of each year. The adjustment is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the 12-month period prior to September. The 0.2% decrease in the CPI will result in no change for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Ohio minimum wage increase or visit our Minimum Wage Chart.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 will be Thanksgiving Day, a federal holiday. The offices of Vision Payroll will close Thanksgiving Eve, November 25 at 3 pm EST and re-open Friday November 27. Most banks will also be closed in observance of the holiday. Payroll changes and hours must be submitted before the processing deadlines as listed below.

Payrolls dated November 26 will be paid November 25 unless a previous change in schedule has been submitted.

There will be no UPS ground delivery on November 26 or November 27, so we strongly recommend submitting payrolls during this time as early as practicable. The next federal holiday will be December 25, 2009, Christmas Day. Contact Vision Payroll as soon as possible to make changes to or for questions on your processing schedule.

The Division of Labor of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently promulgated Colorado Minimum Wage Order 26, which decreases, effective January 1, 2010, the minimum wage for the state of Colorado from $7.28 to $7.24 per hour. Pursuant to the inflation adjustment requirement of Section 15, Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the minimum wage must be adjusted each year effective January 1. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Colorado minimum wage increase or visit our Minimum Wage Chart.