Paying federal employment taxes and filing reports to the Internal Revenue Service are among the many key duties of payroll professionals.

Massachusetts’s unemployment tax rates for 2021 are to be determined with the state’s highest unemployment tax rate schedule unless legislative action implements lower rates, the state Department of Unemployment Assistance said March 5.

New York’s unemployment tax rates are higher in 2021 than in 2020, the state Labor Department said March 4.

The U.S. Labor Department’s new approach to joint employment liability was approved by the White House regulatory review office, signaling the proposal’s imminent release.

Mandatory funding, program changes, and tax policies aimed primarily at mitigating the continuing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are included in a budget reconciliation package from Senate Democrats.

Senate Democrats on Thursday released an updated version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said will pass the chamber by the end of the week.