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Compensation & Benefits

Paws for a purpose?

05/05/2016
Pets just might become one of the elements of a good employee retention policy.

Benefit plans may be amended to favor same-sex spouses

05/04/2016
The IRS disposed of most of the payroll issues regarding same-sex spouses in 2013 and 2014. Nevertheless, it’s issued guidance on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Discharged for gross misconduct? Then employee isn’t entitled to COBRA coverage

05/02/2016
Generally, employers that provide health benefits must offer continuing COBRA coverage whenever an employee resigns or is terminated. But that requirement doesn’t apply if the employee was discharged for gross misconduct.

Proposed regs implement paid sick leave

05/02/2016
If you’re a government contractor that pays the higher minimum wage to nonexempt employees who work on federal contracts, proposed regulations would also have you on the hook to provide seven days of paid sick leave to the same nonexempt employees, and to your exempt employees, too.

Employee quit? Record of conversation can save you if he files for unemployment

05/01/2016

Employees who quit aren’t eligible for unemployment compensation in Ohio. Yet the same employee who impetuously announces he’s had enough and won’t be back just might file for benefits anyway …

May 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

04/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Abandoned pay stub leads to EPA suit

04/28/2016
A forgotten pay stub wound up costing an Irving trucking company $45,000.

Work stress brings out the best in creative execs

04/28/2016
Work stress is par for the course for creative leaders, but nearly one-third of respondents claimed the more stress they experience, the better their performance.

From direct deposit to paycards: E-pay options abound

04/28/2016

More than halfway into the second decade of the 21st century, it should come as no surprise that most employees have their pay deposited directly into their bank accounts.

Your retirement benefits options defined

04/27/2016
It pays to understand your different retirement options.