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California Company Awarded Contract For Trial Run Of Nationwide Health Information Network
Employers Must Provide Earned Income Tax Credit Notice
Wage Disputes: California Appeals Court Says Exempt Corporate Executives Are Protected Too
Most employers know that exempt, salaried employees aren’t covered by California’s overtime requirements. But as a California appeals court decision points out, that doesn’t mean that other state Labor Code wage protections similarly don’t apply to exempt workers. Pay Dispute Arises David Mazur was vice president of sales and marketing at On-Line Power, Inc., […]
Compensation Costs: What Private Industry Employers Pay for Employee Compensation
ERISA: 10 Tips for Ensuring ERISA Compliance
Making sure you comply with the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a lot easier when you have a basic understanding of ERISA’s rules. California plan administrators can use the following checklist as guidance to determine if their current plan complies with ERISA’s requirements, including some of the thorniest ones: 1. Have […]
Nonexempt Employees: Review the Makeup Time Rules
Trust Arrangements: IRS Warns About Abusive Benefit Funds; Keep Your Eyes Open
Benefit Plans: IRS Announces Modest COLAs for Benefit Plans in 2008
Retirement Plans: Final DOL Regulation on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives Protects 401(k) Fiduciaries
A new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulation protects fiduciaries when selecting and investing employee assets in qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) for 401(k) plans. The rule, effective Dec. 24, 2007, expands the relief provided to plan fiduciaries under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and should be particularly valuable to fiduciaries of […]