Benefits pros may be patiently waiting for the Supreme Court to say the health reform law can’t stand, but for the government agencies that are responsible for overseeing the law, it’s business as usual. More…

There are new health savings account (HSA) limits your plans will have to abide by. More…

Got all your COBRA procedures in line? Because it looks like the IRS could be stepping up its audit program. More…

If you feel there’s a chance you’ve misclassified an employee as an independent contractor, you’ll want to pay attention to this. The IRS has set out to reassure employers its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) won’t come back to bite them. More…

The latest round of IRS guidance helps answer questions employers have raised about the requirement to report the cost of workers’ health insurance on W-2s. More…

Here are the top 10 Benefits Alert stories of 2011, as chosen by our readers: More…

Cash gifts – you know they’re taxable. But what about non-cash holiday gifts? The answer: It depends.  More…

Every year produces a slew of new knucklehead bosses who have no common sense when it comes to gift giving. Here are seven incredibly bad gifts employees have received. More…

Do you have what it takes to make it through a retirement plan audit unscathed? A labor and employment law attorney has revealed the secrets to shrugging off the DOL’s compliance cops. More…

Employers can reimburse up to 55.5 cents for business miles driven in 2012 — the same rate as the second half of 2011 — without incurring taxable income to employees. More…