Benefit compliance

From workplace sexual harassment to an ever-changing regulatory landscape, employers should remain vigilant and compliant in the coming year.

The online retailer joins companies including Cisco, Facebook and Google to make the move as pay equity complaints take hold of the national conversation.

The DOL recently said it will scrap the agency’s previous six-factor test for unpaid interns and instead utilize the “primary beneficiary” test.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.

The payroll product was changed less than 24 hours after the Internal Revenue Service released its 2018 guidelines.

AutoNation chief Mike Jackson, who publicly broke with the GOP over Trump's nomination, is giving an array of benefits to employees who stay with the retailer for several years as a way to share the spoils of U.S. tax reform.

The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, making changes affecting employer-provided retirement, welfare and fringe benefits.

A recent Sixth Circuit court case shows that even when workers appear to meet the standard for exemption, a closer reading of FLSA rules might be necessary.

The legislation aims to improve security with increased access to lifetime income and simplify plan procedures for plan sponsors.

The legislation aims to improve security with increased access to lifetime income and simplify plan procedures for plan sponsors.

The engineer who was fired by Google after he criticized its diversity policies claims in a lawsuit that he and others at the internet giant were harassed over their conservative political views.

A recent Sixth Circuit court case shows that even when workers appear to meet the standard for exemption, a closer reading of FLSA rules might be necessary.

The new law offers credits to employers who provide a paid family or medical leave policy while eliminating deductions for businesses with a legal history in sexual misconduct cases.

A federal court ruled in AARP v. EEOC that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must rewrite its definition of voluntary when it comes to well-being programs. Here’s what employers need to know.

A federal court ruled in AARP v. EEOC that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must rewrite its definition of voluntary when it comes to well-being programs. Here’s what employers need to know.

Over the course of one afternoon, the NLRB recently issued two decisions that together overturned several of the Obama administration’s most polemic legal positions under the NLRA.

With a new administration came big changes in the benefits industry and these stories were must-reads during a busy year.

Workers seek a federal court’s approval of an FLSA class action lawsuit alleging their employer cheated them out of wages using a gimmick to do so.

Workers seek a federal court’s approval of an FLSA class action lawsuit alleging their employer cheated them out of wages using a gimmick to do so.

From DACA to the tightening of workplace visas, there has been a clear uptick in immigration enforcement activity and clients are feeling the impact on keeping compliant.