Legal experts recommend that every employer start the year with an six-part legal checkup to ensure compliance with current employment laws. More…

It’s a constant challenge for employers: Offering the benefits and incentives that employees desire without running into compliance problems with the feds. More…

The IRS has never looked kindly on tax-withholding errors in benefit plans – even accidental ones. More…

Roughly one-third of U.S. employers offer currently domestic partner benefits, whether for opposite-sex partners, same-sex partners or both. More…

You’re not imagining things if it seems like you read about more pay-related employee lawsuits and court awards than ever before. More…

By now, most companies know how important it is for employees to undergo health risk assessments as part of a wellness program. But what if people are reluctant to do it?  More…

Company-issued cellphones are technically considered a taxable fringe benefit, although the rules are rarely enforced. That may change soon, if the IRS has its way. More…

Ever get the feeling that other managers think of you as a nag who’s always on their backs about following the rules and the law? Good. That means you’re doing your job. More…