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Compensation & Benefits

Federal vs. New York overtime rules: Do board, lodging and other allowances count?

04/24/2019
Q. Currently, to satisfy the New York state overtime rules, we include board, lodging and other allowances and facilities in that salary. We hit the $679 salary level contemplated in the federal DOL regs already if we include that amount. Do we have to back that amount off?

Start preparing now for new exempt overtime salary threshold

04/24/2019
Employers interested in avoiding a big jump in their overtime costs should dust off plans they probably made in preparation for implementing the 2016 Obama-era proposed salary threshold rule.

One-third of employers offer student debt benefits

04/23/2019
Employers are offering more help to employees weighed down by student debt, a burden carried by about 70% of college graduates.

Hurricane relief is in your leave/retirement plans

04/18/2019
The 2019 hurricane season will begin soon. However, the 2018 hurricane season is hardly a thing of the past.

In the Payroll Mailbag: May ’19

04/18/2019
What qualifies as a 401(k) hardship distribution? … What payments are subject to child support withholding?

Penalty notices are in the mail for Form 1095-C non-filers

04/18/2019
Forms 1095-C/1094-C, which applicable large employers file with the IRS to report offers of group health coverage made to full-time employees, are information returns. Fail to file those forms outright and you’ll be liable for hefty information return penalties.

Court rules out deduction for kids’ fringe benefit expenses

04/18/2019
Does employee morale cost $36,233 if the money is going to your college kids who “work” in the family business? The Tax Court didn’t seem to think so.

Tax issues prevail at APA’s Capitol Summit

04/18/2019
The IRS tipped its hand on some key payroll-related tax issues and other potential changes at this year’s American Payroll Association Capitol Summit, held March 25 and 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Here’s the rundown.

Give them money or awards?

04/18/2019
When evaluating possible award systems for your team, consider these factors.

Employers begin receiving Social Security no-match letters again

04/16/2019
For the first time since 2012, employers have started receiving notices from the Social Security Administration that one or more employees’ W-2 forms contain Social Security numbers that don’t match the names appearing on the forms.