Compliance

GAO requests that the IRS clarify how taxpayers report their participation to gain understanding of plans that could lead to exemption.

Are there any issues involved in nabbing top talent? The answer is: there can be.

A court determined that when the primary purpose of a stock ownership plan is something other than deferring income or providing retirement income, ERISA may not govern.

The agency uses Letters 226J and 227 to assess ACA penalties from employers, and clients who receive them could have millions at stake.

Thanks to a higher level of scrutiny from regulators, many insurers also act as financial managers and this leads employers to find elective benefit alternatives.

The Sixth Circuit’s decision appears to be the next step towards an expansion of Title VII protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.

GAO requests that the IRS clarify how taxpayers report their participation to gain understanding of plans that could lead to exemption.

Employers were hoping stabilization reforms would be included, but Mercer consultants say select benefits provisions could be revived at a later date.

The DOL's Wage and Hour Division recently announced a new nationwide pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.

From harassment lawsuits to regulation compliance, cutting edge companies are overlooking policies critical to empowering and enhancing their workforce and company ethos.