Payroll

 GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

March 11, 2014 

GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

A new online pension implementation toolkit was released today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The toolkit is designed to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards that the GASB approved in June 2012. The toolkit is available…

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March 10, 2014 

IRS Offers 7 Tax Tips on Health Care Credit

The Obama administration is relying on various federal agencies and organizations to help implement the complex rules under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the comprehensive health care legislation otherwise known as “Obamacare.” Naturally, the IRS is expected to play a major role, including enforcement of the penalties for failing to obtain minimum…

Ken Berry, JD

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March 10, 2014 

How to Use Criminal History Background Checks Wisely

One of 2013’s hallmarks in the labor and employment field is the aggressive stance taken by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), which enforces federal anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”), issued in December 2012, makes clear that the Agency’s primary objective is to combat “systemic discrimination” and barriers to employment.

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

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March 7, 2014 

Advanced Micro Solutions, Inc

AMS Payroll is an add on module to the W-2/1099 Forms Filer, allowing payroll and non-employee compensation to be entered by check throughout the year. The program supports either “Live” or After-The-Fact Payroll.

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March 7, 2014 

New Obamacare Rules Let Existing Health Insurance Plans Continue Until 2016

On March 5, the government released a second set of comprehensive regulations relating to the controversial health care legislation. Previously, regulations had extended the employer mandate for certain mid-sized firms by one year to January 1, 2016, while all responsible firms had benefited from a prior one-year delay. Now, following an earlier reprieve, the grace…

Ken Berry, JD

 The Top 10 States for 401(k) Plans

March 6, 2014 

The Top 10 States for 401(k) Plans

Which states have the best 401(k) plans when it comes to participation rates and employer matching? Rankings were based on the percent of 401(k) plans receiving top Plan Scores for all 401(k) plans in each state.

 Treadmill Desks and Wireless Headsets Can Make Workers Better

March 6, 2014 

Treadmill Desks and Wireless Headsets Can Make Workers Better

A recent study by the University of Minnesota found that walking while working might impove not only an employee's health, but also boost output. The study, conducted by Avner Ben-Ner, a professor of Work and Organizations at the Carlson School of Management, followed about 40 employees of a local financial services company who regularly used…

 Worker Confidence Drops in February

March 6, 2014 

Worker Confidence Drops in February

Optimism among American workers declined in the month of February, decreasing 2.7 points to 54.0, according to the most recent Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index.