Benefit compliance

Companies that do business in a double-breasted structure, and the attorneys who counsel them, should pay close attention to multiemployer benefit plan contribution obligations, experts say.

Misclassification liability is an area of substantial potential exposure, says employment attorney William Horwitz.

As the Department of Labor’s new regulation takes effect, employers need to prepare.

As the Department of Labor’s new regulation takes effect, employers need to prepare.

Consultant Zack Pace says benefits professionals need to use the duck test to eliminate health plan penalty risks.

In a 2015 Executive Order, President Obama directed the DOL to issue regulations requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The DOL issued a final rule on Sept. 29.

The DOL issued its final rule implementing Executive Order 13706, which mandates certain federal contractors and subcontractors offer paid sick leave to their employees.

Interpreting the platform’s slow take-up rate as the long-term reality is a big business mistake, says consultant William Weyers.

With a Dec.1 deadline looming, millions of employers across the country are scrambling to implement new compensation and classification practices in response to the DOL's new overtime rule

A number of issues have cropped up for employers when filing Affordable Care Act notices with the IRS, says associate Melissa Shimizu.

Managing the process will continue to be a part of every broker, HR and finance leader’s day-to-day agenda, says ADP’s Vic Saliterman.

For the first time since 1998, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new enforcement guidance on retaliation.

Two separate lawsuits — from states and business groups — were filed Tuesday against the Department of Labor on its highly criticized rule.

Two separate lawsuits — from states and business groups — were filed Tuesday against the Department of Labor on its highly criticized rule.

Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.

Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.

Employers may now be responsible for additional costs related to terminated employees’ job searches. In yet another decision where members have split based on political party affiliation, the NLRB has tossed aside more than eight decades of consistency.

How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.

How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.

The upcoming change to salary requirements to the overtime exemptions under the FLSA has garnered a lot of attention. However, even with a strong emphasis on the changes to the salary requirement, employers should not lose focus on the duties portion of the test.