How do I get my tax information at the end of the year?

The Confident Companies is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide each employee with a W-2 Form that states the employee’s compensation and tax withholding amounts for the calendar year on or before January 31st of the following year. The IRS permits the use of electronic W-2 statements to meet this requirement.

The benefits of receiving an electronic W-2 statement are:

• Earlier access
• Once received electronically, significantly less possibility that the W-2 may be lost or stolen
• Access is possible electronically if the employee is away from his/her usual home or work location
• Compensation and tax withholding information may easily be downloaded into many tax preparation software programs

To access your W-2 form:

• Log into your employee profile – If you can’t remember your user name or password, give us a call!
• Click on the Payroll History tab at the top
• In the menu on the left hand side of your screen click on the W-2 link
• Click the View link next to the year to open the W-2 document

Your W-2 form can be saved or printed and the link to your tax form will remain in your employee profile

NOTE: If you worked for more than one of our Confident Companies, you will have a W-2 form for each company you were employed by during the calendar year. If you worked for Confident Staffing, Confident Construction Workforce or Confident Employee Leasing – you will need to log into each of your company specific employee profiles in order to access your records for that company.

If you have trouble accessing your information or if you have any questions about your W-2 form, contact our Corporate Office at 541-773-8888

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The law expands the current sex-based pay discrimination law and to include ten protected classes:

1. Race
2. Color
3. Religion
4. Sex
5. Sexual orientation
6. National origin
7. Marital status
8. Veteran status
9. Disability
10. Age

“Work of Comparable Character” Defined

Next, the law explicitly prohibits paying these classes less than others for “work of comparable character”, defined as work that requires “substantially similar knowledge, skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions in the performance of work, regardless of job description or title.”

Acceptable Pay Differences

There are a few exceptions for different compensation levels, however. The law states that the differences must be based on job-related factors, including:

• Seniority or merit
• Work location
• Education
• Training
• Experience
• A combination of these factors

Salary History Ban

The law also bans employers from screening applicants based on salary history. Also, employers are prohibited from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history from both the applicant and his or her previous employer.

Employers may not use salary history when setting compensation, except when establishing pay for a current employee during a transfer or hire to a new position within the same employer.

Employee Notices

Employers are required to provide notice to employees of the law’s requirements via labor law poster. If a poster is not feasible, employers can distribute a written notice to each employee personally by mail or email, or by including it with their paycheck. Also, the notice may be added to an employee handbook or manual in both print and electronic format.

View more here: https://www.govdocs.com/oregons-equal-pay-act-to-take-effect-jan-1-2019/

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