Compensation
Compensation
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From the Affordable Care Act to employee classification, there is a multitude of evolving regulations posing challenges for small business owners this tax season.
March 10 -
All full-time employees who work an average of 18 hours a week in a year are covered by the legislation. For newly hired workers, employers may impose a waiting period of up to one year.
March 10 -
Employers acknowledge that defined contribution plans are the primary savings vehicle for many employees, yet their actions so far don’t reflect that line of thinking.
March 10 -
Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.
March 9 -
The fact that many female workers will fall into poverty when they reach age 65 or older should be a call to action for employers and policymakers, says the National Institute on Retirement Security.
March 9 -
Presidential candidates are unlikely to advocate for any of these changes so it’s up to employers and their advisers to take a run at them.
March 9 -
Automatic rollovers are better than cash-outs for cleaning up small 401(k) accounts, but the ideal long-term solution is for sponsors to enable seamless, automatic plan-to-plan portability.
March 9 -
Brokers can help employers equip themselves with best practices to manage FMLA administration, employee productivity at work.
March 9 -
Some organizations are deploying a strategy that reduces their HSA contributions in favor of employer-funded indemnity products, such as accident and critical illness insurance.
March 9 -
If your employer-sponsored FSA has a grace period, your employees have an extra two-and-a-half months (until March 15 for plans that ended Dec. 31) to spend FSA dollars from 2015.
March 9 -
The credit option imposes no cost or liability on employers, says Michael Thiemann, CEO and co-founder of Zebit.
March 9 -
The international environmental consulting firm offers employees access to mental health therapy 24/7 through Learn to Live, an online system built to address psychological issues such as social anxiety, depression, stress and worry.
March 9 -
The use of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.
March 9 -
Offer employees plan options and help them connect health and financial wellness among one expert's recommendations.
March 9 -
But don’t expect any of the presidential candidates to advocate these changes. More knowledgeable stakeholders like advisers are going to have to take a run at this.
March 8 -
Many plan sponsors and participants don’t trust the federal government to keep its vow to allow tax-free distribution of Roth 401(k) balances. But taxing balances would not produce enough revenue, so the government is unlikely to go that route.
March 8 -
Having an account manager dedicated to the success of your company’s employees is an important part of any program.
March 8 -
As onsite clinics become more popular, here are six core measures employers can use to determine their effectiveness.
March 8 -
Workers’ understanding of target date fund is lacking, leading to a failure by many to rebalance other assets in their retirement plan portfolios, new research suggests
March 8 -
Large employers are accustomed to intricate benefit rules, including those pertaining to the shared responsibilities of related businesses, but the ACA now requires individualized rather than consolidated reporting.
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