HR Regulation

Some companies hire and fire 40 people a week. They need benefits, too.

The individual mandate may be gone, but the employer mandate is still in play, and the IRS is cracking down.

In a game-changing ruling, California expanded protections for workers, placing the burden on employers to prove that workers are independent contractors, not employees.

The new regulations mean companies need to update processes around the lifecycle of basic employee personal data, such as health information and family details.

It's one step forward and two steps back as regulations are repealed at the federal level and then re-instituted by state and local governments.

The state's new "ABC" test will make it more difficult for companies to defend classifying workers as independent contractors.