Compensation & Benefits

Winter turns up heat on pay compliance

12/09/2015

The Fair Labor Standards Act is generally a fairly straightforward law—for most of the year. But winter weather—and the delays and closures that sometimes accompany it—can make wage-and-hour compliance more difficult.

Poll: Most agree feds should require insurance

12/08/2015

For the first time since 2008, more than half of those polled by Gallup say the government should ensure all Americans are covered by health insurance.

IRS Releases 2016 Notice 1036

12/08/2015

The IRS has released the 2016 Notice 1036, which contains the official 2016 withholding allowance amounts, the amount to add to nonresident alien employees’ wages for calculating their income tax withholding and the percentage method withholding tables.

Holiday pay: Must we pay employees extra for working during certain holidays?

12/07/2015

Q. We need some of our employees to work during the holidays. Are we required to pay them extra for those days?

What are the rules on employing tweens?

12/07/2015

Q. We hired a 17-year-old student, and now her 14-year-old brother is seeking employment with us. Are there any additional considerations for employing someone so young?

Wellness participation stagnant despite incentives

12/04/2015

U.S. employers continue to struggle to change the lifestyle behaviors of their employees, according to a new Towers Watson survey.

Some are saying ‘Humbug!’ to holiday parties

12/03/2015

Are you throwing a holiday party for your employees this year? The year-end Christmas bash is less common than it once was.

Is it OK to impose a salary cap?

12/01/2015

Q. Many of our employees have reached the top of the current pay scale. We just instituted a salary cap. The only employees affected are those with many years of service and are well into their 50s and beyond. Some of the affected employees are angry and say this is age discrimination.

Pennsylvania bill would allow paying staff via debit cards

12/01/2015

A proposal by Pennsylvania State Sen. Don White, chairman of the Banking and Insurance Committee, would allow employers to pay employees with debit cards rather than paychecks. The legislation would require granting employees free access to all of their wages.

New California state law allows employers to fix wage statement errors

11/23/2015

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law an amendment to the California Private Attorney General Act to allow employers the right to “cure” certain wage statement defects. Here are the details.