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Bulletproof your W-2s; fines for mistakes nearly double

11/17/2015
Beginning with forms filed next year, penalties for failing to file timely informational forms like W-2s and 1099s are nearly doubling in many instances.

Crashing through the snow in a two-ton SUV: The payroll headaches caused by winter weather

11/16/2015
Winter presents unique challenges to the non-SUV-owning public, who become absolutely mortified when a glance in the rear view mirror reveals one of those behemoths staring down their bumpers. It’s equally challenging for Payroll to construct viable pay policies when employees leave early, arrive late or just bag it due to snow or other weather emergencies.

Get the scoop on holiday pay

11/16/2015
It’s only natural that questions regarding overtime and holiday pay arise this time of year. Here are the eight key rules you need to know to make this holiday season run smoothly.

Make sure medical leave requests funnel through HR

11/15/2015
Elizabeth took intermittent leave after hurting her back in an auto accident. Eventually, her boss told her she wouldn’t get a raise for poor attendance …

Can I make across-the-board pay deductions because one of my employees is stealing?

11/12/2015
Q. I believe at least one of my employees is stealing from the cash register, but I can’t prove which one. I’d like to deduct the register shortfalls from all of the employees. Can I force them to reimburse the company for the register shortfalls?

5 years in, what’s ahead for Affordable Care Act compliance?

11/12/2015
Phased implementation of the ACA has kept employers busy over the past few years. Here’s your cheat sheet and some tips for what’s ahead.

The gift of time: Is unlimited vacation leave right for your company?

11/12/2015
In the all-out battle to recruit and retain the best qualified, most highly motivated and loyal workforce, more organizations are experimenting with taking a radically flexible approach to monitoring employees’ vacation and personal leave—or even abandoning such tracking entirely.

Supreme Court to rule again on ACA birth control rule

11/11/2015
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that closely held private companies with religious objections to the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate cannot be forced to pay for employees’ contraceptives. But some groups want a full exemption.

IRS: Retirement plan limits will remain steady in 2016

11/10/2015
For the most part, the annual caps on 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans for defined benefit pension plans will stay the same from 2015 to 2016.

Congress repeals ACA’s auto-enrollment mandate

11/09/2015
As part of the congressional budget deal signed by President Obama on Nov. 2, lawmakers agreed to repeal the automatic enrollment provision of the Affordable Care Act.