13 Oct Compliance Recap: September 2016

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Compliance Recap Provided by our Partner, United Benefit Advisors September was not a very active month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) extended the public comment period for the...

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12 Oct Employer Exchange Appeals

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care Reform, HR

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Over the last few months, employers have been receiving notices from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange regarding employees who applied for Exchange coverage and were determined eligible for a tax subsidy to defray part of the cost. These notices offer employers a first line of...

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11 Oct New FLSA Exemption Rules: Should You Take Advantage of the New Commission Provision?

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After years of anticipation, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has finally released the revised regulations affecting certain kinds of employees who may be treated as exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and minimum-wage requirements. If you currently consider any of...

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07 Oct Changes Coming to the EEO-1 Report: Check Your Payroll Now

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in coordination with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has proposed changes to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) affecting the 2017 reporting cycle. The proposal would require employers to report employee W-2 wage data...

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07 Oct Small businesses wait for verdict on 2017 health care costs

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Health Care Plans, HR

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Here's an informative article on healthcare costs, from San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) by AP Business Writer Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK (AP) — Autumn is an anxious time for many small and medium-sized business owners as they wait to learn whether their health insurance costs will...

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30 Sep What You Need To Know About The EEOC’s Updated Guidelines For Retaliation

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, employers, HR, Workplace

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Interesting article on EEOC guideline updates from, Employee Benefit Adviser by Bobbi Kloss Did you know that under the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an employee who believes that they have been retaliated against by an employer for complaining against unlawful discrimination in the workplace can...

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23 Sep Proposed regulations clarify TIN responsibilities, create new questions

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Ryan Moulder gives a little clarity on the new TIN regulations in the article below. On Aug. 2, 2016 the IRS published in the Federal Register proposed regulations which among other things attempt to clarify the confusion regarding Taxpayer Identification Number solicitations. This is the government’s...

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22 Sep What Employers Can Learn From Millennials

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Communication, employers, HR

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Great read by Christina Folz on generational communication. It's a tale as old as time: Middle-aged and older adults kvetch about the next generation and speculate on what this world is coming to. Business author and consultant Jamie Notter recently shared a reference to young adults'...

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16 Sep Compliance Recap: August 2016

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, HR, HSA, IRS

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August remained relatively quiet in the employee benefits world, with only new draft versions of the instructions for Forms 1095-C, 1095-C, 1094-B and 1095-B. The new draft versions of the specific forms were released in July. The IRS also released the annual contribution limits for...

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14 Sep In Brief: Acronym Soup

Posted at 14:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Communication, HR, HR Elements

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HR Elements Content Provided by our Partner, United Benefit Advisors.  When it comes to healthcare terminology, some people may feel like they're at a spelling bee. Besides not being sure of what every acronym means – and there are plenty of them – they may want...

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