October 28, 2011 by Christian Schappel
Enter the latest wave in the sea of crackdowns, regulations and additional paperwork surrounding the classification (or misclassification) of employees. More…
October 26, 2011 by Christian Schappel
The Internal Revenue Service’s cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for defined contribution and pension plans have been released. The IRS also made a few other changes employees will need to know about. More…
September 27, 2011 by Christian Schappel
The Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and nine states have teamed up to find wage and hour violators and fine them heavily. More…
September 22, 2011 by Tim Gould

Heads up: The feds and a group of states are taking a tag-team approach to making sure employees are properly classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act. More…
September 20, 2011 by Christian Schappel
Great news: The IRS has eliminated one major headache for employers associated with a common fringe benefit — cell phones. More…
August 18, 2011 by Christian Schappel
It looks like employers will soon have some clarity in how to calculate if their health plans are “affordable” and make sure they won’t be penalized under the reform law’s “pay or play” mandate. More…
June 24, 2011 by Christian Schappel
Employers have one more week to make sure they’re in compliance with the new restrictions on health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs). More…
May 18, 2011 by Christian Schappel
While smaller employers have been given a reprieve from having to report the cost of employees’ health insurance on W-2s, larger employers weren’t as lucky. Here are the feds’ new guidelines for complying with the requirement. More…
May 18, 2011 by Christian Schappel
Hot off the press: The Internal Revenue Service just released the 2011 cost-of-living-adjusted HSA limits. More…
May 11, 2011 by Christian Schappel

Healthcare reform is a moving target. In just a little over a year, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has already started to look different than when it first passed last March. More…