Regulation

Make sure workers understand that a 401(k) rollover could trigger a hefty tax bill, and that liquidating assets before the age of 59 1/2 could mean a hefty penalty.

Make sure clients understand that a 401(k) rollover could trigger a hefty tax bill, and that liquidating assets before the age of 59 1/2 could mean a hefty penalty.

GOP leaders will hold votes on a slew of different health bills to see how close they can get to passing something.

It’s business as usual for now, as changes would take years to implement, attorney says at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania conference.

Senate Republicans agreed to begin floor debate on healthcare legislation, a hard-fought step amid uncertainty about exactly what plan senators will ultimately be asked to vote on.

The bill would increase time off benefits as well as expand the state’s definition of a family member under FMLA.

While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.

Despite uncertainty over reform efforts in Washington, employers need to prepare for next year now.

Employers must conduct a thorough review of their plans’ written forms and actual operations so they don’t lose their tax exempt status.

Tabled but not dead, the proposal remains ‘fluid,’ explains Keenan SVP John Scatterday and could still have a national impact on healthcare if the bellwether state moves forward.