It's been several months since the Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), but the IRS just got around to issuing guidance on how it’ll handle the tax treatment of same-sex spouses under…
Benefits
Just a few short years ago, the idea of incorporating financial elements in a company-sponsored wellness program was a foreign concept for most firms. (more…)
Occasionally, we like to offer success stories from other companies from across the U.S. This example of how one employer's wellness plan helped staffers both financially and mentally comes courtesy of Tim O’Neil, manager of employee health and financial wellness…
When you think of the upcoming healthcare reform law and all the finance functions that will be impacted, you likely think of groups like Benefits and Payroll. But there’s another finance department that holds a key role: Accounts Payable. (more…)
When it comes to managers’ and supervisors’ job descriptions, the importance of "soft skills" is often minimized. (more…)
Ask employees what worries them most about their 401(k) and you’ll likely hear some variation of this: It’s unstable, and I could lose virtually everything if the market crashes. It’s a reasonable fear. (more…)
You've probably seen a few questionable workers' compensation claims, but this guy's story was absurd enough to make national news. (more…)
Good news: Employers have been granted another compliance delay. This one involves 401(k) fee disclosures and comes courtesy of the Department of Labor (DOL). (more…)
Many finance chiefs are already putting together their compensation budget for next year, and some new research will give you a pretty good idea of the competition's pay plans. (more…)
The DOL has just issued its agenda for the rest of 2013, and it has some very ambitious plans -- plans finance chiefs will want to pay close attention to. (more…)
Cigna was just added to an elite list that includes Caterpillar Inc., Bechtel Corp. and Kraft Foods Global, Inc. These are some of the major firms that recently found themselves on the wrong end of a 401(k) lawsuit. (more…)
As CFOs are well aware, the Department of Labor has said it plans to release a new rule on the definition of “fiduciary” as early as this fall. But if this bill passes, there’s little chance the agency will be…
