Compensation & Benefits

ACA’s third affordability safe harbor set for 2016

04/06/2016

If you use the Affordable Care Act’s third affordability safe harbor, group health benefits are affordable if employees’ monthly premiums for self-only coverage for the lowest cost plan don’t exceed 9.66% of the federal poverty line divided by 12.

California, New York set $15 minimum wage

04/05/2016

Governors of California and New York both sign legislation Monday mandating the wage hikes.

Payroll news you can use

04/04/2016

Here are digests of some recently released official announcements from the IRS.

Eating behind the wheel? That’s no lunch break

04/01/2016

Telling workers to eat lunch while driving doesn’t convert that travel time into an unpaid lunch break.

OT claim requires some proof of hours worked

04/01/2016

Suing for unpaid overtime? You have to present at least some evidence that you worked the hours you claim.

April 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

03/31/2016

Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

What a difference a weekend makes: a Form 941 reprieve

03/30/2016

You get a two-day reprieve for filing your first-quarter Form 941—instead of the regular April 30 due date—forms are due on May 2, 2016. Here are some tips for completing your 941 forms.

Utz drivers demand overtime

03/29/2016

Three drivers for Utz Snacks in Hanover are suing, claiming the company owes them thousands of dollars in back overtime pay.

2016 STEM grads to earn highest starting salaries

03/29/2016

Science, technology, engineering and math lead to highest starting salaries.

Supreme Court backs employees’ timekeeping

03/28/2016

It’s a wage-and-hour lesson many employers learn the hard way: If you don’t have good records of hours worked, courts take employees’ word for how much time they put in.