Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed?
It’s not easy to decipher the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky.
Pensions / Retirement Benefits
Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed?
If your payroll people have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), assure them they’ve got a lot of company. The regs are pretty murky.
Employees suspended over Irish joke
Ever heard how beneficial workplace humor can be for employee productivity and morale? Supervisors at this company haven’t.
Feds issue new rules on 401(k) investment advice
If your company is among the nearly 70% of firms that offer investment advice, you’ll want to take a close look at these rules.
Feds make two about-faces that impact your company’s compliance
Just when you’ve got the rules down, they pull the rug out from under you! In recent weeks the feds have made two surprise policy reversals. And if you don’t keep up, you’ll get caught short.
Feds release 2019 taxable wage base
Alert your Payroll team! A mission-critical figure for 2019 has arrived, a few weeks earlier than usual: the new taxable wage base.
Feds release mission-critical year-end updates for Finance
It’s that time again! The feds are churning out updates your finance department will need on Jan. 1.
Feds say no deadline extension for 401(k) regs
If you thought the Department of Labor (DOL) would be swayed by recent requests to push back the deadline for compliance with the 401(k) fee disclosure regs, you’re not going to like this one bit.
From now to year-end: The checklist Finance needs
Ready or not here we go! November has arrived, which means it’s time to kick year-end prep into overdrive.
How better financial ed for employees pays off
Employees may need financial education from your company more than ever.
How many companies have restored their 401(k) match?
During the worst of the recession, many employers stopped matching employees’ 401(k) contributions. Is that still the case?
How Obamacare has raised 401(k) plans’ perceived value
Much has been said about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) impact on employers’ healthcare plans, but that’s not the only benefit that’s being affected.
Increased retirement plan charges? 4 ways to cope
Due to rising provider management fees and expenses, more small businesses are thinking of dropping retirement benefits — a move that disastrous consequences.
IRS issues slew of Finance-critical year-end updates
We may have just started the fourth quarter, but IRS wants you to start prepping for 2012 – with a ton of updates you’ll need for the new year.
IRS releases 2016 pension plan limits – what you can do to prepare
The IRS has announced the 2016 dollar limits for pension plans and other retirement-related items, so your Payroll staffers can start checking some tasks off their to-do list.
IRS releases 2019 pension plan limits – here’s what’s changing
The feds keep on cranking out the year-end updates! Up next: cost-of-living pension plan limits.
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