A full year after issuing the initial proposal – and six years after the issue was first raised -- the DOL has released the controversial new fiduciary rule. (more…)
Accounting Compliance
A settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and computer vendor Asus shows employers one way to stay on the feds’ good side – act quickly when you receive vulnerability reports. (more…)
Get ready: The DOL’s final rule revising the white-collar overtime exemption regulations has advanced. So Finance staffers now have a pretty good idea of when it’ll go into effect. (more…)
Compliance with the Affordable Care Act has been been top-of-mind for Finance pros for months now. That’s probably not the case for your average worker. (more…)
President Obama has made it clear that equal pay is one of his top priorities, and his latest action should go a long way to advancing that goal. It’s also likely to add a significant amount of administrative work for Finance…
Reminder for your Payroll folks: Certain bonuses must be included in the regular rate of pay. And if they're not, the Dept. of Labor gets very upset. (more…)
Now here’s a company that seems to believe in the old adage: “If you’re going to break one rule, you might as well break them all.” (more…)
Finance pros are eager to see what the DOL's new overtime rules will look like this summer -- not because they're fans, but because they want to see how much their FLSA compliance efforts will have to change in a very…
After a single comment by a DOL official let employers know the new overtime regs wouldn’t actually be released in the early part of 2016, more specific information about the targeted release date has surfaced. (more…)
A new bill to gut many major provisions of the Affordable Care Act has been passed in the Senate, and even though there’s little chance the current version of this legislation will remain intact, some sections — particularly those centering…
When financial fraud allegations arise at a public company, the firm that audits the financial statements of that company will often draw the attention of one or more of three very formidable entities: the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities…
Employers are constantly reminding employees to put enough money aside in their 401(k)s to ensure a comfortable lifestyle when it’s time to retire, but can you guarantee those funds are safe in the meantime? (more…)
