Finance, investment and tax-related legislation

The legislation aims to reduce inequality by giving more entrepreneurs access to capital through tax incentives.

One of the major provisions of proposed legislation would require 401(k) plans to offer annuities so participants could create new income streams.

From paid sick leave to workplace harassment, employers have a bevy of compliance challenges from the federal, state and local levels, says attorney Diana Bardes.

Tax reform, paid leave laws and overtime regulations are some of the changes business owners are considering as they plan for the year ahead.

The list outlines the current standards business owners must follow and the anticipated changes that should be considered as they plan for the year ahead.

Employers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

Advisers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

After being urged by experts not to inhibit employees’ ability to save for their post-work years, the White House said incentives would not be cut.

After being urged by experts not to inhibit employees’ ability to save for their post-work years, the White House said incentives would not be cut.

Union president Richard Trumka says that anything that dilutes the rule is bad and taking Obama’s overtime expansion away from even one worker could have devastating consequence.

At 9 p.m. ET, in the first presidential debate of the season, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be pressed, to a degree, for details of their various proposals. Jobs, wages, taxes, student debt, child care, Social Security ... any or all of these could come up.

Campaign issues ranging from paid leave to gender pay gaps will affect the legal landscape for employers, says SHRM’s Mike Aitken.

Benefit issues ranging from the paid leave to the gender pay gap and overtimes rules could drastically affect the legal landscape for employers, said SHRM’s Mike Aitken in Washington, D.C. this week.

The plan includes discussion of auto IRAs, state-run 401(k) plans and personal IRAs that would be available to Americans through the workplace.