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Compensation & Benefits

Pay on time or pay the price

03/20/2024
In New York, manual workers must be paid weekly. Who can sue if employers fail to pay on time? A New York appellate court has ruled that only the labor department can sue noncompliant employers, not employees.

IRS allows e-filing exceptions for Forms 1120 & 1065

03/20/2024
Final regulations requiring you to e-file your information returns if you’re filing any combination of 10 or more returns also impact other tax returns.

Survey: Employees say they’re satisfied with health plans

03/18/2024
Employees are generally satisfied with how their employer-sponsored health benefits serve their needs, according to the latest Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey. Conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald Research, the 18th annual version of the study polled 2,020 workers.

Get out the vote: Create a voting leave policy

03/15/2024
Were you prepared for the elections that just took place in March? Were your employees clear on when they could take time to vote? Make sure you are prepared come November by implementing a policy or scrutinizing your current one. You can encourage voter turnout by implementing a voting-leave policy that shows employees you take the right to vote seriously.

DOL overtime rule advances to last step before becoming final

03/08/2024
The Department of Labor’s rule expanding access to overtime pay for an additional 3.6 million exempt employees is now under review by the Office of Management and Budget, the last step in the regulatory process before a final rule is issued.

White-collar Wednesdays: Traps when reclassifying employees

03/06/2024
The Department of Labor has said all along that it expects to release final regulations raising the salary employees must earn to remain exempt from the FLSA next month. And it appears it’s making good on its promise. Some employees will inevitably be reclassified as nonexempt due to these regulations. So this week we’re looking at how to handle this touchy subject.

Factor retirement boom into staffing plans

03/04/2024
A post-COVID retirement boom is sweeping the nation, a trend that’s likely contributing to today’s ongoing tight labor market.

April 2024: Employer’s business tax calendar

02/29/2024
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Who takes the most time off following work injuries?

02/26/2024
Analysts at Upflip, an online training provider, reviewed the latest injury and illness data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which occupations had the highest percentage of cases where six days or more were taken off from work.

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act adds intermittent-leave challenges

02/23/2024
The PWFA lets pregnant employees take a new, albeit informal, form of intermittent leave—and it doesn’t always require a health-care provider’s certification. The PWFA requires pregnancy-related conditions to be reasonably accommodated. Many such conditions mean employees may miss work with little or no notice.