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Compensation & Benefits

June 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

05/31/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Special analysis: Severance policies may be ERISA plans

05/30/2016
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about with withholding and reporting taxes, federal appellate courts have recently chimed in on whether and how ERISA, the federal benefits law, applies to severance pay policies.

That didn’t take long: GOP seeks to overturn rules

05/28/2016
Two efforts are already underway in Congress to block the Department of Labor’s new rules raising the white-collar overtime salary threshold.

Business interests pan DOL rule doubling overtime salary threshold

05/27/2016
The Department of Labor’s May 18 announcement of final rules on white-collar overtime eligibility drew swift reaction.

California’s $15 minimum wage is here, compliance dates are coming

05/27/2016
In March, the California legislature approved the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage.

California paid family leave expansion becomes law

05/27/2016
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation increasing the wage replacement rate under California’s paid family leave program.

Worker satisfaction at highest level in 10 years

05/26/2016
More U.S. workers seem to be satisfied with their jobs than at any time since 2005. But do they have everything they want?

ICE gives advice for internal Form I-9 audits

05/26/2016
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE for short, has provided guidance for employers that want to conduct internal audits of their I-9 forms.

Payday lenders continue to cause payroll headaches

05/24/2016
Payday lenders offer low-income employees a tantalizing proposition: Here’s the money you need right now. They don’t mention the usurious interest rates.

When will baby boomers retire?

05/23/2016
Boomers apparently are ready to work as long as possible.