Minnesota Mandates Work From Home Reimbursement For Smartphones

January 31, 2023
Minnesota Mandates Work From Home Reimbursement For Smartphones

We previously reported that 24 US states representing 170 million Americans have passed new labour law legislation at the state level mandating that employers must reimburse their employees for the business use of their personal Smartphone and wireless plan.


Minnesota joins the following 15 US States that we have previously reported :

  1. California : https://lnkd.in/gS32C3hc
  2. New York State : https://lnkd.in/eJgmndcv
  3. Massachusetts : https://lnkd.in/ggkyhqmQ
  4. Oregon : https://lnkd.in/gWrNbn_j
  5. Kansas : https://lnkd.in/ga7Wxw-Y
  6. Nebraska : https://lnkd.in/gPsrDZDP
  7. New Hampshire : https://lnkd.in/gmqUvzDz
  8. Maine : https://lnkd.in/geuViPAa
  9. Montana : https://lnkd.in/gkQvqGrx
  10. Vermont : https://lnkd.in/gKzKCupi
  11. Wyoming : https://lnkd.in/grPxvMJT
  12. North Dakota : https://lnkd.in/g_MtntKd
  13. South Dakota : https://lnkd.in/g8AnVZgd
  14. Washington DC : https://lnkd.in/gMDSUZuC
  15. Iowa : https://lnkd.in/gyj4xtDk


OUR MOBILE COST MANAGEMENT (MCM) SOLUTION :

  1. 70% More cost effective than a Stipend for Smartphone Reimbursement
  2. 75% More cost effective than a Company provided phone
  3. Keeps companies labour law & tax law compliant
  4. Protects companies against class action lawsuits by their employees for failure to reimburse or adequately reimburse
  5. Keeps employees reimbursed & happy in a tax efficient lower cost way than a stipend or company provided phone
  6. Aligns your smartphone reimbursement policy to your mileage reimbursement policy. Tax authorities globally have required a mileage book for years and now require a "mileage book for connectivity costs" denoting the business vs. personal usage & cost


THE TRENDS ARE GLOBAL :

Our original 24 US State Posting : https://lnkd.in/grvMjGT

Multiple EU countries following US : https://lnkd.in/gSFspzM

The Dutch government has made Work From Home an Employee Right : https://lnkd.in/g5_asGj2

The UK government is about to make Work From Home an Employee Right : https://lnkd.in/g-rFCQ_M

Will the US states above follow the UK and Dutch governments lead and make Work From Home an Employee Right?


THE GLOBAL NEED IS VERY REAL :

58% Of Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX

36% Of Americans Earning $100,000+ Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX

30% Of Americans Earning $250,000+ Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX

41% Of Americans Are Turning To Gig Economy & Side Hustling To Make Ends Meet : https://lnkd.in/es7DgWEy

78% Of North Americans Are Looking For Extra Income To Relieve Financial Stress & 25% Looking To Gig & Side Hustle Work : https://lnkd.in/gSE5TSph

Nearly half of Canadians on the brink of insolvency : https://lnkd.in/eDPa3aFh

1 In 4 Brits Are Skipping Meals According To Ipsos Research According To SkyNews & Ipsos Research : https://lnkd.in/eBgiZHDm

500,000 UK Small Businesses Are On Track To Stop Trading In 2022 : https://lnkd.in/eAY8cRuR

Americans, Canadians and Brits are giving up their pets to shelters because they can no longer afford them : https://lnkd.in/gyzB4NMc


THE ABOVE SPEAKS TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR MARKET RESEARCH :

90% of employees surveyed feel that they should be reimbursed for the business use of their personal IT assets : https://lnkd.in/gDKStqVH

85% of employees surveyed in used their Personal IT assets in 2021 for business purposes : https://lnkd.in/eHynfRuz

59% of all employees surveyed get neither a cellphone nor reimbursement for BYOD : https://lnkd.in/gMrv--_j

How we create a win/win for employees & employers & their contractors : https://lnkd.in/gwWB6pYi


CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO ABIDE BY LABOUR LAWS & DOING THE RIGHT THING (REIMBURSING) :

We predicted in 2019 Class Action Lawsuits Would Spike (Employee vs. Employer) : https://lnkd.in/g4kJyBj

We were spot on in our prediction : https://lnkd.in/gK6XnbtR and most recently LA Times article : https://lnkd.in/gXRNA4Tb

As Reported By Bloomberg : Amazon Loses Request To Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit For Failure To Reimburse For Work From Home Connectivity Costs : https://lnkd.in/gmY8_dAS


Creating A Win/Win For Employees & Employers via Cost Sharing

Save $1,500 / Year By Not Carrying 2 Smartphones (Business & Personal) Employee Or Gig Worker :

Get Up To A $1,000 Tax Deduction Per Year (Employee Or Gig Worker) :


Get Reimbursed Or A Tax Deduction Up To $3,000 For The Years You Forgot To Submit


Free Trial (Promo Code : Website08) : https://www.mobilityview.com/contact/direct-trial


Our Mobile Cost Management (MCM) Solution :

  1. 70% More cost effective than a Stipend for Smartphone Reimbursement
  2. 75% More cost effective than a Company provided phone
  3. Keeps companies labour law and tax law compliant
  4. Protects companies against class action lawsuits by their employees for failure to reimburse or adequately reimburse
  5. Keeps employees reimbursed & happy in a tax efficient lower cost way than a stipend or company provided phone
  6. Aligns your smartphone reimbursement policy to your mileage reimbursement policy. Tax authorities globally have required a mileage book for years and now require a "mileage book for connectivity costs" denoting the business vs. personal usage & cost


30 SECOND EXPLAINER VIDEOS ON HOW WE LOWER COSTS EMPLOYEES/GIG WORKERS & EMPLOYERS :

Employee WFH / BYOD Reimbursement : https://lnkd.in/dvdupVwz
Employer WFH / BYOD Cost Savings : https://lnkd.in/dZ3wU9bW

Employee & Employer Cost Sharing For Win/Win : https://lnkd.in/grWgF8Tp
Carrying 2 Phones? Save $1,500 Annually On Cell Bills : https://lnkd.in/gCZXXXSM

Tax Deduction Changes For US Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/ggAfRWhc
Tax Deduction Changes For Canadian Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/gHFXa5nC
Tax Deduction Changes For Australian Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/geT95ZTM

US Gig Workers Can Get Up To $3,000 In Retroactive Tax Deductions : https://lnkd.in/gd6DUbSN

Gig Worker & Employee Tax Deduction/Reimbursement For Previous Years : https://lnkd.in/dG5MPP3X
Canadian Employee Tax Deduction Up To $1,000 : https://lnkd.in/gUhm-chC

Non-Canadian Employee & Gig Worker tax deduction : https://lnkd.in/gD5eEke

Get $30 to $80 / Month Tax Free In The Form Of Reimbursement Or Tax Deduction : https://lnkd.in/gQzB8ujx

Smartphone global tax trends : https://lnkd.in/dbvArumk

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