Benefit compliance

The IRS increased the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts late in the year — but is it worth the hassle to make changes to your plan?

Employer could face potential disability discrimination claims if requests for reasonable accommodations are ignored, even informal ones.

The agency announced a $50 increase in 2019 — though the news comes too late in the enrollment process for many employers, employees.

Two recent rulings have cast uncertainty on appropriate limits for financial incentives clients can offer workers to participate in certain wellness programs.

Two recent rulings have cast uncertainty on appropriate limits for financial incentives clients can offer workers to participate in certain wellness programs.

While the rule may come as a relief to many employers with tipped employees, employers should still be mindful in evaluating tipped employees’ job duties on a regular basis.

The nation's biggest city passed two bills that will require employers to provide lactation rooms, as well as develop a lactation policy for employees.

Arkansas and Missouri on Tuesday passed initiatives to incrementally increase minimum wage over the next few years.

Beginning in January, employees can save up to $19,000 in their 401(k)s, up from $18,500.

The number of states cracking down on wage inequity among marginalized groups is growing. Here’s how companies can pinpoint unconscious bias and avoid costly lawsuits, according to a labor attorney.

The Trump administration this week proposed to allow U.S. employees to use tax-free health reimbursement arrangements to shop for coverage in the individual market. Here’s what it means for employers.

Employers should approach any considerations with extreme caution and seek support of experienced counsel before making any decisions.

Issues on joint employment type liability are far from dead even though the current administration has taken a much more favorable stance on the issues compared to the prior White House.

The model notice that employers must provide before participants receive an “eligible rollover distribution” from a qualified 401(a), a 403(b), or 457(b) plan has changed.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is treated as an ERISA plan.

The IRS is expected to release guidance saying that business meals will continue to be 50% deductible.

The budgetary challenge of this on-again, off-again Congressional approach is that when the tax returns, fully insured renewals naturally go up about 4% more than they would have otherwise.

Incentive stock options can provide “special” tax treatment to the recipients if certain requirements are satisfied.

The budgetary challenge of this on-again, off-again Congressional approach is that when the tax returns, fully insured renewals naturally go up about 4% more than they would have otherwise.