Benefit compliance

Employers are anticipating choppy waters with ACA, and also are slow to grapple with new overtime pay rules.

Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule is currently on track for publication, possibly as soon as August 2016, and is likely to be implemented before the end of the year, absent intervention from the legislature or judiciary.

As more cities embrace PTO for medical needs, hassles remain for workers who operate in different cities with opposing laws.

Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule is currently on track for publication, possibly as soon as August 2016, and is likely to be implemented before the end of the year, absent intervention from the legislature or judiciary.

An upcoming compliance date for new SEC rules will affect plan sponsors; here’s what they need to know.

The agency’s Deputy Associate Chief Counsel responds to questions concerning three different types of wellness incentives and their tax status.

The agency’s Deputy Associate Chief Counsel responds to questions concerning three different types of wellness incentives and their tax status.

Because of some recent events, employers should review confidentiality agreements and other restrictive agreements, says attorney John Birmingham Jr.

Many employers will be subject to the change for incidences that take place in 2016, says United Benefit Advisors’ Nancy Bourque.

The cloud-based program — soon open to any adviser — is intended to make the firm an industry leader in compliance, says CEO David Sacks.

Attorney Archana Acharya answers common questions about the changes, including their effect on nonprofits and small businesses.

Remind clients now that encouraging an employee to take Medicare versus staying on the group health plan is a potential minefield, says adviser David C. Smith.

For employers and their advisers, the dizzying array of recent decisions on personnel policy language can leave many questions.

For employers, the dizzying array of recent NLRB decisions on personnel policy language can leave many questions.

Features such as insurance portability may appeal to workers, but employers need to work hard to convince employees to go with a move away from group coverage, says Hixme’s Denny Weinberg.

The methods for counting employees are as varied as the laws that affect them, often creating confusion and frustration for plan sponsors, says Compliancedashboard’s Dan Bond.

Features such as insurance portability may appeal to workers, but employers need to work hard to convince employees to go with a move away from group coverage, says Hixme’s Denny Weinberg.

The methods for counting employees are as varied as the laws that affect them, often creating confusion and frustration for plan sponsors, says Compliancedashboard’s Dan Bond.

The rules are expected to be designed to ensure that highly compensated employees and rank-and-file workers receive health benefits that are relatively equal in value.

New rules take effect next month, and health advisers need to consider how the directives affect matters of plan design and operation.