HR Regulation

Since the IRS announced the moratorium on new ERC claims in September, the agency has now released new guidelines for small employers that wish to cancel their claim if they have doubts about its legitimacy.

A coalition of nearly 20 financial industry trade groups, including the Financial Services Institute and the Insured Retirement Institute, says a 60-day comment period is not enough time to comment on the 500-page proposal.

In a lawsuit, a disabled worker alleges Electric Boat Corp. did not provide reasonable accommodations for his disabilities and he was ultimately fired for non-compliance with the company's post-COVID return-to-office policy.

In August, the DOL proposed to raise the salary threshold to $55,000 (from $35,568), making more than 3 million workers newly eligible for overtime pay and prompting employers to begin considering the rule's potential impact.

It's that time of year for employers to review their self-funded health plan documents.

Over half (54%) of employees approaching age 65 will likely seek guidance about Medicare from their employer, and one of the most common questions employers are likely to encounter from employees is: "When can I enroll?"

You can avoid the most common pitfalls of ACA noncompliance if you understand the most common types of violations and then implement three strategies to prevent falling victim to them.

Last week, an earlier lawsuit was amended to include another former employee and more details over claims that Twitter (now known as X) denied severance benefits promised to employees, in violation of ERISA.