Compliance

Under the proposal, the agency expands its list of the evidence or facts that an employee can show to show establish a retaliation claim.

Under the proposal, the agency expands its list of the evidence or facts that an employee can show to show establish a retaliation claim.

Understanding ACA compliance is critical, but it mustn’t come at the expense of fundamental employee education.

Employers filing taxes must be diligent when classifying independent contractor and employees.

Healthier businesses will receive higher-than-expected rate increases because they are now being pooled with the less healthy plans that may include employees who smoke and engage in other unhealthy behaviors.

Employers served with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) subpoena requesting private employee information – regardless of its arguable relevance – may nevertheless be compelled to respond.

Leslie Straus leads a fast-growing division of The Benefit Companies that focuses solely on helping clients and fellow advisers tackle the problem of tracking, monitoring and analyzing employee data.

Given the growing regulatory climate, some brokerages are finding it makes financial sense to employ their own lawyers.

Commentary: Since the Family and Medical Leave Act was signed into law in 1993, employee benefits administration and time-off tracking have never been the same.

Throughout the year, a number of guest bloggers have provided valuable insights to EBN readers on the complex changes and issues affecting healthcare, retirement and other benefits programs.