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Compensation & Benefits

5 arrested in Philadelphia protest over ‘wage thefts’

07/05/2013
Five Philadelphia University security guards sat down in traffic to protest what they call wage theft by their employer, McGinn Security. The guards claim McGinn has failed to pay proper over­­time and illegally requires officers to commute to company offices on their own time to complete citations.

Prepare to pay top dollar for top tech talent

07/04/2013
Technology salaries jumped by 5% last year, more than they have in a decade, according to a compensation survey by Dice, a career site for technology and engineering professionals.

Better late than never: 2013 maximum car/SUV valuations

07/01/2013
Employers that use the standard mileage rate (56.5 cents a mile in 2013) to value employees’ personal use of company vehicles are restricted to supplying vehicles of modest value …

Got a wellness program? Heed new rules for 2014 to comply with the ACA

07/01/2013
Employers will be able to offer rich incentives for em­­ployees to participate in workplace wellness programs under new rules issued by the Obama administration. Plus, employers will also be allowed to make smokers pay a surcharge on their health insurance premiums.

DOL releases model ACA notices, revises SBC template

06/30/2013

The Affordable Care Act health care reform law requires you to provide all current and new employees with a notice regarding health insurance coverage by Oct. 1, 2013. For 2014, new hires must receive notice within 14 days of their start date. The DOL also updated its FAQs and the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) template for the second year of coverage.

W-2c procrastinators never prosper: In fact, they’ll pay penalties

06/29/2013
On Aug. 1, tax penalties more than triple, from $30 to $100 per form, up to $1.5 million, for these W-2 infractions: failing to file 2012 W-2s in the first place or filing incorrect 2012 W-2s that you haven’t yet corrected.

July 2013: Employer’s business tax calendar

06/29/2013
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How do we handle lump-sum payments?

06/29/2013
Q: Our employees are paid an annual lump-sum merit bonus. The full amount is calculated and then split, with half paid the following January and half paid in July. How does this affect employees’ overtime? If it does affect overtime, how many years must we go back?

Is a minimum wage hike on the way?

06/27/2013
Q. Is it true that the California state minimum wage is increasing soon?

What are the rules for providing, paying for employee uniforms?

06/27/2013
Q. We would like to require employees to pay for their own uniforms. Is this legal? If not, we would like to require employees to purchase uniforms. Then we would reimburse them. Is that OK, or must we purchase the uniforms and provide them to the employees?