Brazilian business leaders took issue with the unexpected presidential veto of a measure eliminating a 20% payroll tax.

Draft versions of the 2020 Form 940-PR, Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return, and the Form 940-PR Schedule A, Multi-State Employer and Credit Reduction Information, for Puerto Rico were released July 7 by the Internal Revenue Service.

Wisconsin employers are to submit a new form to request waivers from unemployment benefit charges related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Concerns over payment, notice, and claim procedures prevented an Arizona federal judge from approving a $500k settlement between Web.com Group Inc. and nearly 1,000 call center employees who sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage laws.

New Jersey’s unemployment tax rates are unchanged for fiscal 2021, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said July 8.

Iowa’s unemployment-taxable wage base is to be $32,400 for 2021, up from $31,600 in 2020, the state Department of Workforce Development said.