Employers are always looking for ways to reduce health care cost and restricting and/or eliminating spousal coverage is being used more than ever to accomplish that goal. There are three approaches an employer can choose from…
I often see employers making changes to their health insurance plans and hoping that the changes they make will reduce their long term cost. Why hope? Why not use historical data along with the proper analytical…
On Dec. 28, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2016-4 to delay the due dates for filing and furnishing forms under Section 6055 and 6056. The due date for furnishing forms to individuals…
On Dec. 18, 2015, the U.S. Congress passed a federal budget bill for 2016 that makes significant changes to three tax provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This federal budget bill would: Delay implementation…
Q: Our employees often don’t turn their timesheets in on time. If an employee doesn’t submit his sheet on time, can we delay processing his paycheck until the next pay period? A: It is the employer’s…
Updates to FLSA White Collar Exemption Requirements Announced Following a directive from President Obama, the Department of Labor has proposed changes to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules regarding the executive, professional, and…
On June 29, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law, which increases penalties for the failure to file correct information returns or to provide individual statements under either…
Question: An employee’s recent public Facebook post contains negative statements directed toward a minority group and has caused a stir at the office. It is her private Facebook account, but on it she identifies herself…
DOL Audits The Department of Labor (DOL)’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has the authority to conduct audits on benefit plans that are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). DOL audits often…
Question & Answer Q: How should we keep records for informal applicants? A: No law requires you to accept or preserve resumes or applications when there are no available openings.
