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Compensation & Benefits

Must we pay a premium on holidays?

08/02/2017
Q. I have chosen to keep my business open on Labor Day. Must I pay employees who work on Labor Day (and other holidays) premium holiday pay?

Do we have to close on Labor Day?

08/02/2017
Q. This is our busiest time of the year, and we really can’t afford to give our employees Labor Day off. Is it illegal to have employees work on Labor Day?

September 2017: Employer’s business tax calendar

07/27/2017
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Supreme Court: Hospitals’ pension plans are church plans

07/27/2017
In a significant win for these organizations, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that defined benefit pension plans offered and maintained by hospitals associated with religious organizations are, nevertheless, church plans, which are excluded from ERISA, the federal benefits law.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

07/27/2017
Discipline and pay: Not a good combination … Can we tell employees to hurry up and cash their checks? … Are these bonuses includable in the regular rate? … Classification challenge for returning retirees

National Payroll Week, Sept. 2-6

07/27/2017
Sept. 2-6 is National Payroll Week. This is the week everyone—from the lowest-level employee to the boardroom—should express their appreciation for the 100% spot-on job Payroll does.

Employees weigh work-life benefits, and you should, too

07/27/2017
The coming of another school year doesn’t just fill kids with anxiety. Parents want to know whether they can take time off to attend a school play, parent-teacher conference or stay home when their kids have the sniffles. Now is the time to assess whether your work-life benefits are up to snuff.

2018 inflation adjustments for HSAs/HDHPs released

07/27/2017
The IRS has announced the 2018 inflation-adjusted figures for health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans.

Program underway to yank tax delinquents’ passports

07/27/2017
Legislation enacted in 2015 requires the U.S. State Department, upon certification from the IRS, to revoke the passports of taxpayers who have seriously delinquent tax debts. That may be a problem for employers. Employees who can’t take overseas business trips are employees who aren’t productive. Such drastic measures may need an equally drastic response from the Payroll department.

Employer not liable for honoring wage levy

07/27/2017
An employer that honored a lock-in letter and a wage levy from the IRS isn’t liable to the employee for doing so, a federal trial court has ruled.