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Court says DOL can use salary level to determine exempt classification

03/03/2025
The Biden administration’s bid last year to raise the white-collar overtime salary threshold from $35,568 per year to $58,656 is dead, the victim of a series of court rulings that said the Department of Labor overstepped its authority by mandating such a big jump. However, one aspect of the OT threshold process stands.

April 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar

02/28/2025
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Follow-up on immigration enforcement

02/27/2025
We’ve already covered the new administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. But there’s more to consider.

SECURE 2.0 challenge, part 11: Auto-enrollment 401(k) plans

02/25/2025
The IRS has already released key guidance on SECURE 2.0’s mandate that all 401(k) plans established after Dec. 29, 2022, be auto-enrollment plans, beginning with the 2025 plan year. Proposed regulations now round out and encompass this previous guidance.

Poll: Cost of health care is now biggest economic problem

02/24/2025
Health-care affordability is a “very big problem” according to 67% of surveyed adults.

Global retirement fund assets climb to record $58.5 trillion

02/24/2025
That compares with $55.7 trillion at the end of 2023, when the same study measured a return to growth after the sharp fall in global retirement fund assets in 2022.

Beware potential huge cost of small wage-and-hour mistakes

02/21/2025
When employers don’t understand wage-and-hour laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act—or worse, when they try to circumvent that law—they can find themselves on the hook for potentially costly penalties. Even relatively small violations can quickly add up.

In the Payroll Mailbag: March ’25

02/19/2025
Vendors relentlessly market their wellness plans to employers, intentionally misrepresenting or not understanding the payroll rules. You’d be wise to not take vendors’ claims at face value. Two questions illustrate.

You can hit a three-point shot every time

02/19/2025
College basketball players (pros, too) strive to hit three-point shots, but they’re rare. You can hit the basket and score three points every time if you take care of these items now.

Please explain: Paycheck etiquette

02/19/2025
Most employees have their pay direct-deposited. This doesn’t matter to the dwindling few who still insist on paper checks. For them, there is little you can do except honor their wishes. But paper checks create unique headaches.