DOL’s new fluctuating workweek rule may pave road for worker bonuses
The Labor Department’s proposal on fluctuating workweeks will make it easier for employers to provide additional compensation for certain workers.
Regulatory guidance
How employers are responding to IRS Affordable Care Act penalty letters
Those that violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
How employers are responding to IRS Affordable Care Act penalty letters
Those who violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
10 regulatory issues facing small employers in 2018
Tax reform, paid leave laws and overtime regulations are some of the changes business owners are considering as they plan for the year ahead.
10 regulatory issues facing small employers in 2018
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.
5 benefit plan action items to address before the end of 2017
Employers should ensure plan documents are in order now to avoid unnecessary compliance and regulatory issues at the beginning of 2018.
5 benefit plan action items to address before the end of 2017
Advisers should help clients ensure plan documents are in order now to avoid unnecessary compliance and regulatory issues at the beginning of 2018.
Top 10 business practices that can get an employer sued
Potential exposure to litigation can be reduced by identifying key business practices that need modification.
What do the DOL proposed budget cuts mean for employers?
The Labor Department will lose $2.6 billion under the 2018 budget, likely hindering the agency’s ability to regulate and assist employers, experts say.
Benefits Think EEOC issues new harassment guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued proposed guidance crystallizing the agency’s expectation that employers be proactive in eliminating workplace harassment.
James M. Nicholas
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think EEOC issues new harassment guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued proposed guidance crystallizing the agency’s expectation that employers be proactive in eliminating workplace harassment.
James M. Nicholas
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think 6 tips to help avoid antitrust liability under new guidance
On Oct. 20, the DOJ and FTC jointly issued antitrust guidance for human resources professionals. The agencies also released a list of high-level red flags for the unwary.
Benjamin Dryden
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think Six tips to help avoid antitrust liability under new guidance
On Oct. 20, the DOJ and FTC jointly issued antitrust guidance for human resources professionals. The agencies also released a list of high-level red flags for the unwary.
Benjamin Dryden
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think No on Colorado’s universal healthcare amendment
It would drive employers out of business or out of the state, marginalize benefit brokers and paint consumers into an economic corner.
Benefits Think EEOC issues new retaliation guidance
For the first time since 1998, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new enforcement guidance on retaliation.
Ryan N. Parsons
Foley & Lardner
More companies outsourcing benefits administration
Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.
More companies outsourcing benefits administration
Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.
Proposed Form 5500 revisions would have big employer implications
If the DOL, IRS and PBGC get their way, data from millions of employers not previously required to file will make the segment increasingly transparent.
Proposed Form 5500 updates likely to increase small market competition
If the DOL, IRS and PBGC get their way, data from millions of employers not previously required to file will make the segment increasingly transparent.
How would HSAs change under the GOP’s ACA alternative plan?
Lockton’s Ed Fensholt breaks down the treatment of health savings accounts in the Republicans’ proposal.
