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HR Checklist for 2020 HR Operating System

Check your 2020 operating system to be sure it reflects updated employment laws and guidelines, including the following:

• Effective January 1, 2020: Minimum wage for federal government contractor employees increased to $10.80 per hour. 
Tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts generally must be paid a minimum cash wage of $7.55 an hour. 
See the notice published in the Federal Register.
• Effective January 1, 2020: Standard mileage rates for business expenses is 57.5 cents (down from 58 cents in 2019) for every mile of business travel driven. See IRS notice 2020-05.
• 2020 disability compensation contribution withholding requirements and payment provisions for Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI), Workers’ Compensation (WC) and Prepaid Health Care (PHC) are as follows:
  • Maximum weekly wage base:
    • TDI: $1,119.44
    • WC: $1,387.43
  • Maximum weekly benefit amount: 
    • TDI: $650
    • WC: $925
  • Maximum weekly deduction: $5.60
  • Mandatory coverage under PHC: $876

For information on computation, see the DLIR notice.