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Compensation & Benefits

IRS proposes regs for reporting health care information

09/20/2016
It’s open enrollment season for health benefits, which means you have employees’ attention.

Health benefits cost 7.6% of employers’ annual budgets

09/20/2016
The average cost of providing health care makes up 7.6% of a company’s annual operating budget and equates to an average of $8,669 per covered employee.

Financial security is millennials’ benefits focus

09/20/2016
Millennials are pessimistic about their financial futures, and they are looking to their employers for help when it comes to addressing financial matters.

The 2017 Payroll Checklist

09/20/2016

Year-end for planning for payroll and accounts payable is, really, a year-long process. Here’s a checklist to help guide you through each pay period, month and calendar quarter of 2017. It will help make your 2017 payroll process a snap.

Do you have to pay employees for their time spent voting?

09/15/2016
No federal laws give employees the right to leave work to vote. But a majority of states do have such laws.

Wells Fargo fraud offers lesson on incentives

09/15/2016
Wells Fargo’s recent $185 million fine should be a lesson: Build accountability into your bonus or incentive programs.

Final ADA/GINA regs add new wrinkles for wellness plans

09/15/2016
Wellness plans collect a lot of health information on employees. Which means that they can run headlong into federal antidiscrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued final regulations on the interaction between wellness plans and these two laws.

Snapshot: What kinds of variable pay do employers offer?

09/12/2016
With base pay staying relatively flat in recent years, 88% of employers now offer some form of variable pay.

Small businesses shifting focus to retirement benefits

09/12/2016
Small business owners are finding that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has decreased the appeal of health care benefits to employees and increased retirement plans’ importance as a tool to recruit and retain employees.

Snapshot: What percentage of health insurance premiums do employers pay?

09/12/2016
What percentage of health insurance premiums do employers pay?