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What Is Unlimited Paid Time Off?
Today, almost 1 out of 10 workplaces offers unlimited paid time off (PTO). Among knowledge workers, this type of job benefit is especially common. In studies, 62% of employees who have unlimited PTO say they have a healthy work-life balance. However, only 53% of...
What Is Unlimited Paid Time Off?
Today, almost 1 out of 10 workplaces offers unlimited paid time off (PTO). Among knowledge workers, this type of job benefit is especially common. In studies, 62% of employees who have unlimited PTO say they have a healthy work-life balance. However, only 53% of...
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How To Achieve Culture Alignment and Long-Term Business Growth
Only 2% of small businesses have between 20 and 499 employees. According to serial entrepreneur and thought leader Gary Vaynerchuk, reaching this point involves, “reacting to the market and tripling down on success.” However, once you’re at this stage, you need to...
Changes Coming to Flexible Work Regulations in the UK
In the past we have looked at telework legislation in the US in the form of the Telework Enhancement Act, but the next great piece of telework legislation looks to be coming out of the UK. Amendment to Flexible Work Regulations On June 30, 2014 the Flexible Work...
IRS Reiterates Prohibition of and Penalty for Pre-Tax Employer Reimbursement for Health Premiums
Recently, the IRS issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that reiterates earlier guidance disallowing pre-tax employer reimbursements for employee health care premiums. The FAQ also calls attention to the $100 per day, per employee penalty for...
President Obama to Sign Executive Order Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Federal Contractors
This week, the White House announced that the President will issue an executive order that will forbid companies that contract with the federal government from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This executive order will...
Presidential Memorandum on Workplace Flexibility
White House Looks to Push Forward With Workplace Flexibility Previously on this blog we talked about new legislation in the UK focused on the expansion of flexible work rights of employees in the country. The amendment for flexible work regulations in the UK goes into...
HHS Finalizes Several SHOP Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued final regulations in late May 2014 in which it proposed making two significant changes to the Small Business Health Options Plan (“SHOP”) requirements. First, the requirement for SHOPs to offer the employee...
Agencies Finalize Rules that Define How an Orientation Period Works with the 90-day Waiting Period
On June 20, 2014, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“Departments”) released final rules setting forth how an orientation period works with, and impacts, the requirement that employers cannot impose a waiting period of more than 90 days...
Health Care Reform (ACA) Compliance Information
Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies Virtually all employers, regardless of size, are required to distribute a Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies to each employee (regardless of part-time, full-time, or health plan enrollment status) by October 1, 2013. Additionally,...
California Minimum Wage Increases July 1, 2014; Massachusetts Pending
Effective July 1, California will raise its minimum hourly wage from $8.00 to $9.00. The increase will also affect the minimum salary requirement for several categories of employees that are exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. The minimum salary of...
Introductory Periods Must Be Reconsidered in Light of Insurance Waiting Time Rules
Most employers have an “introductory” or “probationary” period for new full-time employees. This period is usually defined as a set period of time following the date of hire, usually 90 days in length, during which a new employee is considered to be on “introductory...
IRS Employers’ Obligations on ACA Mandated Medicare Surtax
What exactly are high earners? The monetary thresholds are defined in the IRS table below. Wages and self-employment earnings on which Medicare tax is charged, and which exceed the thresholds listed, are subject to the "additional Medicare tax," as the IRS calls it....
President Obama to Sign Executive Order Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Federal Contractors
This week, the White House announced that the President will issue an executive order that will forbid companies that contract with the federal government from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This executive order will...
Third Party Administrator (TPA) Services
Enjoy the convenience of streamlined 401k Services and Payroll Services with USA Payroll. By using USA Payroll for your payroll and 401k TPA Services you will benefit from the following: Preparation of Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement, Summary Plan Description...
Background Checks
Our new Web-based pre-employment screening service allows you to submit requests, view results, store results and generate activity reports electronically – quickly, easily, cost-effectively. You'll be able to achieve an unparalleled level of administrative and cost...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 2: Mobilization
By Jennifer Roth, Vice President of MarketingIn Part One of this four-part blog series, I talked about our changing world – how today nearly every organization can think and behave globally. There really are no boundaries that prohibit us from doing business wherever...
Q: Can you require exempt employees to clock in?
Q: What are the rules with respect to salaried, exempt employees clocking in and out using a time clock system?A: Whether you require exempt employees to use a time clock is a matter of preference. There is no requirement to track the hours of exempt employees....
Summer Interns: Help or Hindrance
In one my favorite episodes of “Seinfeld,” Kramer secures the help of an NYU intern, Darin, for his imaginary company, Kramerica Industries. Darin is an eager learner and a meticulous achiever as he sets appointments with Kramer’s friends for the coffee shop, takes...
New Model COBRA Forms Available
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed new regulations that would revise the COBRA requirements in an effort to increase visibility of the available options available in the Health Insurance Marketplace. While the proposed regulations will only become effective...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 1: Globalization
AsureSpace Vice President of Marketing, Jen Roth, has put together a three part series on emerging trends in the workforce. Below is part 1, focusing on Globalization. Be sure to check back for parts 2 and 3!Learn more about Jen The Three Trends Changing Our Workforce...
New IRS Guidance: Qualified Retirement Plans Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Retroactively to June 26, 2013
The IRS has recently issued guidance on how qualified retirement plans (such as 401K plans, profit sharing plans, defined benefit pension plans and 403B plans) should apply the Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, which ruled that same-sex marriages must be...
What are the HIPAA privacy notice requirements for employers that sponsor a group health plan?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule went into effect in April 2003 and requires covered entities to provide a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. For employers that sponsor a group health plan, this communication is typically provided in open enrollment packets.Covered entities are...
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