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Compensation & Benefits

FICA refunds due on ‘excess’ mass transit fringes

02/29/2016
Congress’ retroactive reinstatement of parity between mass transit benefits and employer-provided parking is no favor to Payroll.

Feds tap brakes on mileage rate, drop to 54 cents per mile

02/26/2016
Reflecting the steep drop in gas prices, the IRS’ standard mileage rate decreases to 54 cents a mile from 57.5 cents a mile for 2016.

Long Beach switches on minimum-wage escalator

02/25/2016
On Jan. 20, the Long Beach City Coun­­­­cil voted 6–2 to approve a multi-year plan to raise the city’s minimum wage as a way to reduce poverty.

Arbitrator may decide issues to be covered

02/25/2016
A federal court has concluded that an employer and employee can agree that claims will be arbitrated and that an arbitrator can decide if the parties had the right to agree on the subject matter.

A sample request form for corrected/reissued 2015 W-2s

02/22/2016
Here is a form you can use when employees request a corrected or reissued W2.

Title VII and Payroll make uneasy bedfellows

02/22/2016
Just how far does Payroll have to go to accommodate an employee or job applicant’s religious beliefs under Title VII, the federal antidiscrimination law?

Technology bytes; the FLSA bites harder

02/22/2016
Odds are your company has a website. If you’re thinking of enhancing that website, say, with employee-written blogs, be careful. A federal trial court provided a stark reminder of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s rule that nonexempts can’t volunteer any time to their employers when it ruled that a nonexempt who volunteered to write a company blog can pursue her claim for unpaid overtime.

Ignore new IRS notices at your peril

02/19/2016
Last fall, the IRS launched a new pilot program, called the Early Interaction Initiative. This initiative is designed to help employers catch up on their payment and reporting responsibilities.

10 companies raise the bar on great benefits

02/18/2016
With more than half of employees reporting that benefits are a top consideration when deciding to accept a job, employers are raising the bar on the perks they offer.

DOL seeks bigger 2017 budget for wage-and-hour enforcement

02/17/2016
The Obama administration wants more money for wage-and-hour enforcement next year, even as it asks for less funding overall for the Department of Labor.