Employers can’t take engagement for granted

Are your organization’s employees fully engaged? You might think so if you’re accustomed to seeing smiling faces at ...
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2025 adjusted penalty amounts for health and welfare plans

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its annual inflation adjustments to the civil monetary penalties ...
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6 ways employers can address payroll costs during economic uncertainty

Payroll is one of the biggest costs for most small to midsize employers. If this holds true for ...
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Employers must carefully determine FMLA leave eligibility

The purpose of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is to protect eligible employees from job loss ...
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DOL rolls out new self-correction tool for employer-sponsored retirement plans

Qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans have become a fundamental fringe benefit for many employers today. However, if your organization ...
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EEOC warns employers of wearable technology risks

By now, most of us have friends or family members who swear by their smartwatches or love to ...
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Many employers struggle to wield compensation as a retention tool

It’s often said that a paycheck isn’t the only reason an employee stays at a job, and there’s ...
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How employers can help participants optimize their HSAs

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have become popular employer-sponsored fringe benefits. How popular? According to the most recent data ...
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Important 2025 amounts for employer-sponsored retirement plans

Does your organization sponsor a qualified retirement plan for employees? If so, the new calendar year will likely ...
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DOL’s final rule on overtime eligibility appears doomed

In April of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it was rolling out a new ...
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Fraud risk assessments help employers stay on guard

Imagine you just discovered your organization lost a substantial amount of money to fraud. You’d probably feel various ...
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2025 fringe benefit COLAs: Key figures for employers

Annually, the IRS makes inflation-based cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to dollar limits applicable to many employer-sponsored fringe benefits for ...
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