As An Experience-Rated Employer, Do I Have To Pay Taxes On All The Wages I Pay To My Employees?

Other Montana Labor and Employment FAQs

• Q: Are Unemployment Benefits Taxable?
  A: Any unemployment benefits you receive are fully taxable by the federal government if you are required to file a tax return. You may choose to have federal tax … More
• Q: What Will Happen If I Receive An Overpayment Of Benefits?
  A: If you are overpaid benefits, you will be required to repay them. If this is necessary, you can pay this amount back by mailing the money directly to the UI Program. … More
• Q: Please Explain New Hire Reporting.
  A: New Hire Reporting is a program in which an employer reports information on newly hired or rehired employees to the state New Hire Reporting Program within 20 days … More
• Q: What is the minimum wage in Montana?
  A: The minimum wage is currently $6.90 per hour. A business not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per … More
• Q: How Soon After Termination Of Employment Must An Employer Pay Wages?
  A: When an employee is laid off or discharged, all wages are due immediately (within four hours or end of the business day, whichever occurs first), unless the employer … More
• Q: How Do I File Wage Claim?
  A: The wage claim form for filing with the Wage and Hour Unit is available at any of the Workforce Centers, or you can download the claim form. Read the information … More
• Q: Can An Employer Cut An Employees Rate Of Pay?
  A: Reductions in pay are acceptable, but they cannot be made retroactively. The employer needs to give the employee notice and tell them from this day forward this is … More
• Q: Can I Be Fired For No Good Reason?
  A: No. Montana is not an "at will" state. In some instances, the Wrongful Discharge From Employment Act does not apply, but generally, once an employee has completed the … More
• Q: When Is Overtime Pay Required?
  A: Most employees are entitled to be paid time and one­half their regular rate of pay for any time worked over 40 hours in the employer's seven­day workweek. … More
• Q: Can An Employer Make Employees Work More Than Their Scheduled Hours?
  A: An employer may order an employee to work more time than their scheduled hours and may discipline or terminate employment of employees who do not do so.