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Compensation & Benefits

HR VP in the hot seat for 401(k) operational error

05/16/2019
One vice president of HR is finding out the hard way that deviating from a 401(k) plan’s written terms can land you in court for breaching fiduciary duties

Explanation, please: IRS’ postmark/mailing rules

05/16/2019
If you’re going to tussle with the IRS, it should be over a tax assessment, not whether your documents were filed on time.

Payroll news you can use, directly from the IRS

05/16/2019
Here are digests of recently released official announcements from the IRS.

Federal courts flesh out Marinello’s limits

05/16/2019
Under tax code Section 6672, you can be personally liable for your employer’s undeposited payroll taxes if you’re a responsible person who willfully fails to deposit those taxes.

SSA rolls out correction request letters for 2018

05/16/2019
The Social Security Administration has begun mailing Employer Correction Request Letters to employers that e-filed at least one 2018 W-2 on which an employee’s name and Social Security number didn’t match. They’re commonly known as “no-match letters.”

More than half of employers working to fix pay equity

05/14/2019
60% of employers say they’ve actively worked in recent years to address pay inequality, according to a new Korn Ferry/WorldatWork survey.

DOL opinion letter on FMLA timing muddies the waters

05/06/2019
Employers must run FMLA leave concurrently with any paid leave an employee takes for an FMLA-qualifying condition, according to a new opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Court upholds ‘13 Hour Rule’ for 24-hour home health aides

05/06/2019
The New York State Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that will have a significant positive impact on home care agencies across the state.

What is the latest information on running FMLA leave concurrently with other leave?

04/30/2019
Q. We don’t have a policy on using FMLA leave concurrently with other leave. Therefore, sometimes employees will ask to use up their paid leave first and then use unpaid FMLA leave. This seems to occur most often with maternity leave, as some new mothers like to have extra time off. Of course, we know about the need for FMLA leave since we know the employee is pregnant. We’ve heard that the DOL now requires us to run leave concurrently. Is this true?

Wellness may help workers more than employers

04/30/2019
Workplace wellness programs may benefit employees, but they don’t necessarily improve organizational effectiveness.