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Compensation & Benefits

New coronavirus bill includes more paid leave

05/21/2020
The latest coronavirus relief bill—the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, passed by the House of Representatives on May 15—contains many provisions that will affect employers if it is enacted.

In the Payroll Mailbag: June ’20

05/20/2020
Which employer-paid benefits are taxable? … Are covid-19 bonuses included in the regular rate?

Snack attack? Better be prepared to eat half the cost

05/20/2020
Proposed regulations consider snacks in break rooms, such as free water and cookies, to be meal expenses, subject to the 50% limit on deductions on your Form 1120.

IRS consolidates two more payment field offices

05/20/2020
As of July 1, the IRS is closing two business payment P.O. Boxes (i.e., lockbox addresses) in the Cincinnati and Hartford areas.

It could happen: What you can do if state UC rates increase

05/20/2020
States may raise their unemployment contribution rates next year. Strategy: If you’re willing to budget just a little bit more—by paying so-called voluntary contributions—you may come out ahead.

Payroll practice essentials: W-4s for 2nd half of 2020

05/20/2020
Employees can rectify withholding mistakes during the second half of the year, but they must act fast.

Abortion excluded from 10% of employee coverage

05/19/2020
Ten percent of workers are employed by an organization that has asked their insurer or third-party administrator to exclude abortion coverage from their health plan, according to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

EEOC’s annual EEO-1 reports postponed until March 2021

05/12/2020
Employers won’t have to submit annual EEO-1 reports to the EEOC this year. The commission announced May 7 it was temporarily postponing collection of EEO-1 workplace demographic data because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Snapshot: What new benefits have employers introduced?

05/12/2020
46% of employers surveyed say they offer new well-being benefits because of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s a sampling of recently added perks.

Review pension plan for age discrimination

05/07/2020
Here’s a $5.4 million reminder that discriminating on the basis of age when administering employee benefits violates federal law.