Even though a federal bill aimed at preventing employers from asking job applicants to provide a salary history appears to have stalled, many finance departments may still avoid salary history questions. (more…)
Payroll
Now may be a good time to get your Payroll folks to take a closer look at your retirement plan's hardship distribution procedures to see if they gibe with the feds' standards. (more…)
Amidst a sea of controversy surrounding his ties to the fast-food industry and less than 24 hours before his committee hearing was slated to begin, Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for DOL Secretary.And Trump didn't wasted any time selecting a…
Finance deals in numbers all day. But how often are you generating numbers to find out how efficient your finance team is? (more…)
A financial wellness program can be to your company's health insurance what a safety program is to workers’ comp: a strategic way to control costs. (more…)
Do the Democrats have a backup plan for the DOL’s new overtime rule if it dies in court or at the hands of the Trump administration? You betcha. (more…)
There are a lot of Finance professionals who’d like the DOL’s new overtime rule to just die already. Well, they just got two pieces of good news from the Trump administration. (more…)
With the definition of earnings changing from one law to the next, it’s a relief to know that new information on the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) provides a few answers for your Payroll staff. (more…)
Finance chiefs should huddle with HR and put those staffers on alert. Reason: Cybercriminals are targeting HR professionals with a tax-season scam that's already hurt a number of employers. (more…)
The IRS recently told Finance pros what they should expect if they suddenly realize they need extra time to file Forms W-2 or other Tax Year 2016 forms. (more…)
Employers across the country indirectly increased employees’ compensation recently and in many companies, it seemed like nobody noticed. Why? Because management was guilty of a big oversight. (more…)
The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), for the second time in just six months, are raising the penalties for employment law violations. (more…)
