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 A new law will primarily affect larger employers in Kansas.

The state Department of Labor recently introduced regulations that require large employers to file their quarterly unemployment tax contributions online. While online filing has been an option for several years, until recently employers could choose not to use it. Now, it is mandatory.

The Kansas Department of Labor bills the online system as simple, quick and secure, and few employers report problems with it.

“If they’re not doing so already, we want Kansas employers to (more…)

Employers should be aware that the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new audit of permanent labor certification applications. The department is initially targeting employers who used the law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP. The DOL has uncovered evidence of improprieties in a number of cases involving this firm. As a result, they are scrutinizing every visa the firm has been involved in.

According to sources at the US DOL who prefer not to be named, (more…)