Businesses with Employees

Businesses with Employees - Benefits

Fringe Benefits
A fringe benefit is a form of pay for the performance of services given by the provider of the benefit to the recipient of the benefit. For example, you provide an employee a fringe benefit when you allow the employee to use a business vehicle to commute to and from work. Refer to Publication 15-B, Employers' Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits.

Unemployment Insurance
The Department of Labor provides information and links on what unemployment insurance is, how it is funded, and how employees are eligible for it.

Workers' Compensation
Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies or state and local government agencies should contact their state workers' compensation board. The Department of Labor's State Workers Web site examines how workers' compensation programs and laws vary by state, and provides addresses and phone numbers for workers' compensation boards in each state.

Health Plans
Learn about information on new health care protections for workers as contained in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Mental Health Parity Act, Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act, and Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act in the Recent Changes in Health Care Law (PDF).

Health insurance programs allow workers and their families to take care of essential medical needs. A health plan can be one of the most important benefits provided by an employer. The Department of Labor's Health Benefits Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation ACT (COBRA) (PDF) provides information on the rights and protections that are afforded to workers under COBRA.

Helpful tips for employers

Helps employers maintain their employees records, when employees benefits have to be paid.

Social Security Number Verification
Verify Social Security Numbers Over the Internet

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Why Should I Verify Names and SSNs

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Requester Identification Code?
SSNVS users should enter "OEVS" in postition 124-127 of the Submission File Format.

Overview
There are two Internet verification options you can use to verify that your employee names and Social Security numbers match Social Security's records. You can:

Verify up to 10 names and SSNs (per screen) online and receive immediate results. his option is ideal to verify new hires.

OR

Upload batch files of up to 250,000 names and SSNs and usually receive results the next government business day. This option is ideal if you want to verify an entire payroll data base or if you hire a large number of workers at a time. While the service is available to all employers and third-party submitters, it can only be used to verify current or former employees and only for wage reporting
(Form W-2) purposes.

Why Should I Verify Names and SSNs
Correct names and SSNs on W-2 wage reports are the keys to the successful processing of your annual wage report submission. It's faster & easier to use than submitting your requests on magnetic media or paper listings or even using Social Security's telephone verification option. Results in more accurate wage reports. Saves you processing costs and reduces the number of W-2Cs. Allows Social Security to properly credit your employees' earnings record, which will be important information in determining their Social Security benefits in the future.