New Jersey Family Leave Insurance Deduction Effective 01/01/2009

30 December 2008 at 3:28 pm by Paula D.

Effective January 1, 2009 New Jersey employees will see a new deduction for the NJ Family Leave Insurance Disability Benefits Law.  This new deduction will begin as of January 1st and will be at the rate of 0.09% (0.0009) of the employee's taxable wages ($28,900) as defined in the Unemployment Compensation Law.  The rate increases to 0.12% (0.0012) beginning in 2010.  There is no employer contribution. Beginning July 1, 2009, employees may apply for up to six (6) weeks of FLI benefits during leave taken to provide care for a sick family member or to care for a newborn or newly adopted child.  Eligible applicants who are ...

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Earned Income Tax Withholding Change Effective 01/01/2009

30 December 2008 at 2:54 pm by Paula D.

Current earned income tax, EIT (local tax) regulations require employers to withhold EIT from their employees at either the resident or non-resident rate based on where your employer is located.  ASI Employer Solutions has always withheld the EIT based on the employee's resident rate because it is usually more beneficial to you to withhold that way.  Effective January 1, 2009, we will no longer be able to withhold EIT based on your resident rate.  We will have to withhold based on current regulations.  This change will affect employees whose resident tax rate is higher or lower than the employer's location tax ...

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A. McGlinchey Earns ASI 2008 Customer Service Award

30 December 2008 at 9:59 am by Paula D.

At the recent Holiday party for ASI Employer Solutions held in December, Angelique McGlinchey was awarded, by her peers, with the ASI 2008 Customer Service Award.  Angelique has been with the company since May 2002 and works in the Payroll Department.  This award is presented annually by the company President/CEO, Stanley J Costello Jr to the employee who throughout the year was recognized with exceptional customer service to our clients, employees, and other miscellanous duties.    We are pleased to have Angelique with our company and value her as an employee.

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ASI Employees Perform “Thriller”

5 November 2008 at 5:55 pm by Matt D.

ASI Employees and their family members were thrilled to be part of the ASI Halloween float. Each year, employees took time on their own to plan, design, and put together a float for both the Lansford Pumpkin Parade and the Tamaqua Halloween Parade. This year, the Pumpkin Parade was rained out and cancelled, but that didn't stop everyone from having a great time in the Tamaqua parade. The Tamaqua Halloween Parade was held the night of October 29th and participants were judged by the Tamaqua Lions Club. The following day, employees of ASI were notified they had won the "Best In ...

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My, How You Have or Haven’t Changed.

15 September 2008 at 7:47 pm by Monica M.

The following is a story I sent out to coworkers about changes that we make in life... Over the summer I attended a variety of events. A few brought me back to the old days, grade school and high school. I was reintroduced to a gal I went to third grade with when she said, “You haven’t changed”. Surprised a bit, I replied, “Really, at that time I was round and wore really big glasses and had really long black frizzy hair”. She insisted to beg to differ with me. Oh well, I guess I see myself different, a bit taller ...

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