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Three new employment law issues affect New York employers

03/09/2016
This month, we bring you a compendium of new laws, ordinances and regulations affecting New York employers.

How I learned to stop worrying and love payroll

03/09/2016
Payroll isn’t for the faint of heart. Between federal and state taxes, and federal and state wage and hour law, there’s a lot to worry about.

IRS alerts Payroll and HR pros to W-2 phishing scheme

03/08/2016
The IRS warns Payroll and HR pros that a phishing email scheme has emerged that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees.

Exempt salary limit regs slated for July release

03/07/2016
July 2016 is the target date for the Department of Labor’s final regulations that increase the guaranteed weekly salary employees must earn to be considered exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Administration proposes revised template for required ACA SBCs

03/05/2016
Seeking to make it easier for employees to understand their health insurance benefits, the Obama administration has proposed a new  summary of  benefits and coverage (SBC) that employers could be required to begin using in 2017.

Smartphones transform the talent acquisition process

03/04/2016
A new tool for recruiters.

Final regs address affordable, minimum value health coverage

03/03/2016
If your health plan is affordable and provides minimum value, employees who buy individual health insurance on the exchanges can’t qualify for the premium tax credit, and you’re off the hook for a free-rider penalty.

SHRM: Surcharges work! Smoking at work reduced

03/03/2016
Forty-five percent of employers that impose health care surcharges on their employees who use tobacco say smoking in the workplace decreased since the policy was implemented, according to a new Society for Human Resource Management survey.

Toolkit: Prepare for the new white-collar OT regulations

03/02/2016
According to U.S. Department of Labor officials, the final version of the revisions to the white-collar exemption rules will be released in July. Employers will have only 60 days before the final rules take effect.

Even under Belo plan, it pays to track overtime

03/02/2016
The so-called Belo plan exception lets employers pay a set amount to employees who have irregular schedules, even if they sometimes work overtime because of the nature of their jobs.