On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Beginning January 1, 2019, employers will see a reduction in the taxable…
As part of its Summer of Heroes program, Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska (a member of 501(c) Agencies Trust), is proud to celebrate six youth doing outstanding work in their…
I have a Saturday morning habit of scrolling through Pinterest, Buzzfeed and Facebook. It’s my time to catch up on what has been happening throughout the week when I’ve been…
Unemployment benefits are designed to be paid to people who are out of work through no fault of their own. People who accept work with the good intentions of performing…
In our last Nonprofit HR Practices survey, we asked, “Does your organization perform a ‘postmortem’ after an involuntary separation?” Twenty-one percent of the respondents said, “Yes.” This means that seventy-nine percent…
In response to the changing nonprofit and business landscape, you may be in the process of merging with, or at some point consider merging with, a similarly situated organization. As…
With a new school year ahead, this is a good time to review guidelines related to the concept of “reasonable assurance” for educational institutions and, in some states, nonprofits that…
Capitol Media Services (CMS) is reporting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is questioning the legality of Arizona's new unemployment insurance law less than one week before it is…
A big question mark about independent contractors in the gig economy is unemployment insurance. State lawmakers and judges are currently trying to determine if these contractors - like Uber drivers…