New H-1B Application Form Seeks More Information
#ICYMI: Employers placing workers with H-1B visas at third-party worksites will have to identify those clients using a newly revised application form. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently approved proposed changes to its labor condition application ETA Form 9035. Those changes should be included in iCERT, the DOL’s online filing system, by Oct. 31. https://goo.gl/mHzxDG
Agencies Ease Deadlines for Retirement Plans Hit by Fall Hurricanes
#ICYMI: The Department of Labor and IRS are giving retirement plan sponsors recovering from Hurricanes Michael and Florence more time to make plan loans and distributions, remit participant contributions and file Form 5500. https://goo.gl/nta7Zv
How About Ditching the Annual Holiday Party?
#ICYMI: In recent years, many companies have downsized their holiday parties to less lavish affairs or hosted events that replaced the traditional after-hours holiday soiree. https://goo.gl/Sm9GGX