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Compensation & Benefits

OCSE clarifies withholding on lump-sum payments

06/20/2019
The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, with an assist from the Department of Labor, has reiterated that 100% withholding isn’t legal for payments that are attributable to wages, regardless of state law.

ABCs of worker classification

06/20/2019
There are three basic payroll tests for worker classification: the IRS’ 20-factor test, the Department of Labor’s six-factor test and the ABC test.

Recent grads may need to adjust salary expectations

06/18/2019
Have you started interviewing newly minted graduates from the Class of 2019? Get ready for either a rude awakening or a good laugh.

New rule to expand use of HRAs

06/18/2019
The Trump administration has issued a final regulation that will expand the use of health reimbursement arrangements.

Presidential hopefuls picket with advocates for $15 minimum wage

06/18/2019
The Fight for $15 advocacy group that is pushing to raise the minimum wage nationwide picked up some notable support June 15.

Conversations among co-workers can be enough to certify class-action lawsuit

06/13/2019
When an employee claims she wasn’t paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she can ask the court to represent all other similarly situated workers in a potentially costly class-action suit. It doesn’t take much more than a few casual conversations with co-workers for a single plaintiff to move a class-action lawsuit forward.

U.S. again ranks dead last in mandatory paid vacation

06/11/2019
The United States continues to be the only nation with an advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation time or holidays.

Traditional pensions have virtually disappeared

06/11/2019
Only 11% of private-sector workers participate in a traditional defined-benefit pension plan, according to new data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

The other shoe drops for 2020 withholding: Pub. 15-T

06/10/2019
The IRS is serious about changing withholding for 2020. Just one week after releasing the draft W-4, it has released a draft of the employer’s instructions—new Pub. 15-T.

Any risk of not reducing demoted worker’s pay?

06/10/2019
Q. We moved a salaried supervisor to a rank-and-file hourly position, but we left him at the higher salary. Now, several co-workers are complaining that they’re being paid less for the same job and grumbling about discrimination. The co-workers are of different nationalities than the former supervisor. Should we raise the co-workers’ salaries if we want to be as cautious as possible to avoid a lawsuit?