Beginning with the 2022 benefit plan year, there are some changes your Benefits people need to be aware of for filing Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, and Form 5500–SF, Short Form Annual Return/Report of Small Employee Benefit…
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You may want to remind your supervisors how important it is to be compliant with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when dealing with absent employees. Two companies recently received an expensive reminder of this from the Dept. of…
An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) court case can be a costly nightmare for employers. An emerging problem that's making it difficult to stay ADA-compliant is the algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) companies like yours use to efficiently make hiring…
Your staff members who have caregiver obligations to a family member, or someone with a disability, technically aren’t a protected class under federal law. However, a technical assistance document issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “The COVID-19…
Could the next step in the future of work be a four-day workweek instead of hybrid telework? Some employers have had positive results with the experiment. For example, social media company Buffer reported at the end of last year that…
There’s good news for Payroll and HR if you’re still hiring employees remotely. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have extended Form I-9 flexibility guidelines until Oct. 31, 2022. And there’s a chance…
You likely rely on non-compete agreements to prevent (or at least slow) employees from leaving with customers and/or trade secrets. But that tool's days are numbered. President Biden just signed an executive order asking the FTC to “ban or limit”…
Here's a recent development on worker classification for CFOs: California now allows more drivers to be treated as independent contractors. That’s all thanks to Proposition 22, or the "App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative.” It says app-based "network…
Going forward, you may need to change the way you pay some people, thanks to worker classification changes in the Golden State. You’ll recall that California’s AB 5, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, codified the three-part ABC test…
Do you ever wonder whether employees actually read the 401(k) fee disclosures you send them? It might not matter -- they can still sue you years down the road. That's what came out of the U.S. Supreme Court in a…
To avoid costly legal trouble, it’s imperative for companies to evaluate their approach to workplace harassment right away. State legislators have a spotlight on this growing concern, with some moving full-speed ahead to pass more workplace harassment laws. Most recently,…
Any time Finance is looking to bring on new staffers, you must ensure the interview process is carried out smoothly and soundly. In today’s age, there are more than a few fair hiring laws to remember, from the Civil Rights…
