Compliance

Intuit Quickbooks

3 days ago1 min read

Getting Started with Employee Benefits Compliance Obligations

This guide breaks down employee benefits compliance and how benefit plans are designed, administered, and maintained.

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Upcoming Voting Leave Compliance Obligations

Intuit Quickbooks

Sep 42 min read

Upcoming Voting Leave Compliance Obligations

Election Day is almost here, so now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws and make sure you’re posting any mandatory notices....

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DOL Salary Rule in Effect for Private Employers

Intuit Quickbooks

Aug 271 min read

DOL Salary Rule in Effect for Private Employers

The first increase in the new minimum salary thresholds for exempt executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated...

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July 2024 State and Local Minimum and Tipped Wages

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Jul 21 min read

July 2024 State and Local Minimum and Tipped Wages

This chart covers current state and local minimum wage rates, as well as tipped minimum wage rates, for 2024. It will be updated with any...

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2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs and HDHPs Released; ACA Out-of-Pocket Limits

Intuit Quickbooks

Jun 271 min read

2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs and HDHPs Released; ACA Out-of-Pocket Limits

Provided by: Intuit Quickbooks On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, announcing the 2025 health savings accounts (HSAs)...

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Supreme Court Rules on Title VII Discrimination

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Jun 71 min read

Supreme Court Rules on Title VII Discrimination

On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Missouri. In this case, a...

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Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 131 min read

2024 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines

With the new year approaching, it is important be reminded of the upcoming compliance requirements employer plan sponsors must comply...

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Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 81 min read

Noncompetes Banned

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule which bans almost all noncompete clauses nationwide. The...

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EEO-1 Reporting Opens April 30, 2024: Compliance Reminder

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 11 min read

EEO-1 Reporting Opens April 30, 2024: Compliance Reminder

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open April 30. The...

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FAQs – Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Mar 1912 min read

FAQs – Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s...

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Michigan: Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibited

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Dec 7, 20231 min read

Michigan: Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibited

As of June 15, 2023, the state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to employers of all sizes, defines race to include...

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ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases for 2024 Plan Year

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Oct 4, 20231 min read

ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases for 2024 Plan Year

On August 23, 2023, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold will be 8.39%, reduced from 9.12% in...

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Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Jul 26, 20234 min read

ERISA: Form 5500 Introduction

Powered by: Mineral The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation...

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Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Jun 21, 20239 min read

ACA: PCORI Fee

Powered by: Mineral The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study clinical...

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New Consent Requirement For ACA Enrollments

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Jun 19, 20232 min read

New Consent Requirement For ACA Enrollments

Health and Human Services (HHS), the regulating body for the Individual and Family Plans (IFP), aka ACA, released their annual guidance...

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First Gag Clause Attestations Due December 31, 2023

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 24, 20234 min read

First Gag Clause Attestations Due December 31, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) prohibits employer-sponsored group health plans from entering into agreements that...

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Michigan: Amended Protections Against Sex Discrimination

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 23, 20231 min read

Michigan: Amended Protections Against Sex Discrimination

Effective March 31, 2024, Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act’s definition of sex, as a protected class, will be amended to include...

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Form I-9 Flexibilities Ending: Check Documents by August 30

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

May 12, 20232 min read

Form I-9 Flexibilities Ending: Check Documents by August 30

As we advised last October, the end date for the COVID-related I-9 verification flexibility was (and still is) scheduled for July 31,...

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What You Need to Know About Lactation Accommodations

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Apr 17, 20234 min read

What You Need to Know About Lactation Accommodations

Powered by: MINERAL Photo by: Pixabay Breastfeeding employees who are returning to work usually know how much extra work pumping is going...

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CMS Medicare disclaimer changes for 2024 - AGAIN

Karl J. Ruth Jr.

Apr 11, 20233 min read

CMS Medicare disclaimer changes for 2024 - AGAIN

On Wednesday, April 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (CMS-4201-F) governing policy and...

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