Compensation & Benefits

EEOC’s annual EEO-1 reports postponed until March 2021

05/12/2020

Employers won’t have to submit annual EEO-1 reports to the EEOC this year. The commission announced May 7 it was temporarily postponing collection of EEO-1 workplace demographic data because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Snapshot: What new benefits have employers introduced?

05/12/2020

46% of employers surveyed say they offer new well-being benefits because of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s a sampling of recently added perks.

Review pension plan for age discrimination

05/07/2020

Here’s a $5.4 million reminder that discriminating on the basis of age when administering employee benefits violates federal law.

COBRA compliance, notice deadlines extended

05/07/2020

Because employers may be working with skeleton staffs, some of the necessary paperwork associated with coronavirus-related terminations may have slipped through the cracks. The federal government has extended several deadlines so employers can catch up.

Final regs delay health & 401(k) plan deadlines

05/06/2020

Final regulations and a separate disaster relief notice from the Department of Labor set up an outbreak period—running from March 1, 2020, until 60 days after the announced end of the coronavirus national emergency—that plans must ignore for purposes of employees’ health plan elections and 401(k) plans’ responsibility to provide notices to participants.

Coronavirus could actually cut employer health costs

05/05/2020

COVID-19 could reduce employer health care costs by as much as 4% in 2020, as medical care for noninfected patients has declined during the pandemic, according to a Willis Towers Watson analysis of large, self-funded employers, released May 1.

Remote workers want real rewards, not virtual perks

05/05/2020

Your company‘s leaders may have read that virtual luncheons and happy hours can keep spirits up in the era of remote work. Set them straight.

Settlement in first-ever DOL coronavirus case

04/30/2020

It didn’t take long for the U.S. Department of Labor to cite an employer for breaking the new paid sick leave rules written into the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

June 2020: Employer’s business tax calendar

04/30/2020

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

Help employees cope with the new stress of working from home

04/28/2020

With everything company leaders are facing, they might not have given much thought to the emotional well-being of their employees. That’s a big mistake, in both the short and long terms. Here are some tips from Stacey Engle of Fierce Conversations to help line managers and HR pros lessen the stress that remote employees may be feeling.