Health Exchange Notification Requirements
As you may be aware, part of the new regulations for the Affordable Care Act require that employers notify employees of the upcoming Health…
The Form W-2 Reporting Provision of Health Care Reform
The Form W-2 reporting provision of Health Care Reform is intended to help employees better understand their employer-provided benefits and the true cost to…
What the DOMA Ruling Means for HR
Many are now claiming that the Supreme Court DOMA ruling legalizes same-sex marriages in the U.S, that’s not exactly what it does. The ruling…
GINA: What HR Should Know
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits employers from using genetic information in making decisions about health insurance and employment. Companies cannot ask for…
Are you Planning to Pay, Play or Play Differently?
Starbucks Coffee’s CEO Howard Schultz told Reuters on Monday that it will not follow the lead of other companies that are cutting health insurance…
Court’s DOMA Decision May Affect your Employees’ Flexible Spending Accounts
Calling it an unconstitutional violation of the Fifth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law defining marriage as between one…
Which Employers Must Pay the New ‘PCORI’ Fee Due July 31?
The Affordable Care Act has imposed a new fee that has to be paid by certain employers on or before July 31, 2013. As…
75th Anniversary of the FLSA
On Saturday, June 25, 1938, to avoid pocket vetoes 9 days after Congress had adjourned, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 121 bills. Among these…