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Compensation & Benefits

Workers’ comp reinstatement must fit physical restrictions

12/16/2015
Under workers’ comp rules, people who are injured at work are entitled to reinstatement into open jobs for which they are qualified and which fit any physical restrictions. The penalty for not placing a worker in such a job is one year’s wages.

No unemployment benefits: New duties weren’t grounds for quitting

12/16/2015
Employees who quit generally aren’t entitled to unemployment compensation. Unless something occurred that would compel a reasonable worker quit, employees won’t get benefits.

Give employees easy access to paystub info

12/16/2015

You must provide all employees easy access to their pay records. It’s not enough to tell workers they can log in from a computer at home or elsewhere. Give them a place at work where they can easily and quickly check their pay.

ACA compliance news you can use

12/15/2015
The Affordable Care Act is finally in full swing for all large employers. Let’s get caught up to date.

Tax season means ID theft; here’s how you can stop it

12/15/2015
The opening of tax season is a bonanza for identity thieves. The IRS and state tax agencies are determined to cut down on so-called stolen identity refund fraud, or SIRF for short. You can catch this wave, too, and help employees guard their personal identifying information.

3 states subject to FUTA credit reductions for 2015

12/14/2015
Three states are on the 2015 FUTA credit reduction hit list.

Federal contractors to ring in New Year with two new rules

12/14/2015
Federal contractors face two January compliance mandates affecting employee pay.

Benefits seen as essential, especially health coverage

12/11/2015
More than three-quarters of American workers say their workplace benefits package is important to their decision to take or reject a job, according to new research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

SSA and DOL adopt administrative garnishments

12/10/2015
If an employee owes a nontax debt to the federal government, the creditor agency may issue an administrative garnishment to you to collect the debt. The Social Security Administration and the Department of Labor are the latest agencies to use administrative garnishments.

Draw on commission could threaten contractor status

12/09/2015
Do you consider your commissioned salespeople independent contractors? If you pay them a draw, they may be employees for unemployment com­­pensation purposes.