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Compensation & Benefits

WHD crushes SoCal recycler with double damages

04/22/2016
An Orange County recycler will pay 15 workers $200,378 in back wages and damages after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation uncovered numerous Fair Labor Standard Act violations.

Did ‘no policy’ policy force off-the-clock work?

04/21/2016
A federal court has rejected a novel employee argument that an employer’s lofty sales goals and lean staffing amounted to a silent policy that required off-the-clock work.

When do we need to deliver a final check?

04/14/2016
Q. If we decide to terminate an employee for poor performance, can we provide his final paycheck on our next regular payroll date?

DFL legislators push for mandatory paid leave law

04/14/2016
State Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk has stated he wants to pass a state paid family leave law this session.

New fiduciary standard could affect 401(k) rollovers

04/14/2016
The DOL has issued a final rule requiring retirement advisors to tell clients if they receive commissions for recommendations.

HRAs clarified again

04/14/2016
Will the IRS ever be finished with clarifying how health reimbursement arrangements fit into the Affordable Care Act? Maybe, but not anytime soon.

Mom was right: You should have become a doctor

04/12/2016
Survey shows doctor as being America’s most prestigious occupation

Payroll RAQs (rarely asked questions)

04/11/2016
Are noncompetes taxable? Can employee choice trigger constructive receipt?

U.S. Women’s Soccer: Equal Pay for better play

04/11/2016
The World Champion U.S. Women’s Soccer Team filed an EEOC complaint March 31 demanding to be paid the same as members of the U.S. Men’s National Team and drawing mainstream attention to the Equal Pay Act.

San Francisco mandates 6 weeks of paid parental leave

04/08/2016

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to require employers to provide six weeks of paid leave to new parents.