Your tax dollars NOT at work: A federal investigation into the Patent and Trademark Office has revealed that patent review clerks were paid more than $18 million for hours they never worked. (more…)
Payroll
Same-day ACH will be available on Sept. 23, 2016, and in addition to getting money to its destination faster, it may also mean additional fees. (more…)
Ah, sweet irony. The Department of Labor — those folks who designed the new overtime rules that’ve been driving you crazy over the last few months — has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a claim that the agency didn’t pay earned…
If your company offers an HSA to employees, you’ll need to be aware of how the new fiduciary rule factors into that offering. (more…)
There's good news for your Payroll department. (more…)
With so many cities passing paid sick leave laws lately – we’re up to about two dozen now – the latest stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) should come as no surprise. (more…)
This year, employers may be surprised to find the penalty for failing to file a Form 5500 jumped all the way to $2,063 per day (up from $1,100). But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. (more…)
Right now, you're probably hyper-focused on how the DOL's new overtime salary threshold will impact your workforce -- and that's certainly understandable. But a recent Supreme Court ruling reminds employers that overtime eligibility is based on a lot more than…
In order for companies to running smoothly and efficiently, collaboration and trust between Finance and HR is absolutely critical. Unfortunately, the former doesn't seem to have much trust in the latter. (more…)
What’s keeping C-level execs up at night? Just a few small concerns like the new overtime rules, a likely increase in bias claims based on sexual orientation, the Affordable Care Act and the threat of workplace violence. (more…)
The Dept. of Labor (DOL) has checked off the new OT regs from its spring 2016 regulatory to-do list, but that’s not all the agency has in store for employers. (more…)
Everybody's running lean nowadays. But there’s a point where budget cuts can seriously compromise safety. The Philadelphia School District recently learned that lesson the hard way. (more…)
