The 2018 contribution limit for health savings accounts (HSAs) linked to family coverage will be $6,850—not $6,900, as the IRS had previously announced. Some employees who calculated their pretax payroll contributions at the beginning of the year will need to adjust their deferrals.
IRS Lowers 2018 Family HSA Contribution Limit by $50
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SHRM: Exempt Overtime Threshold Should Be Nearly $32,000
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) supports a moderate increase in the minimum salary threshold above which workers...
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IT Hiring Expected to Grow in 2018
Janet L. Heins|Compensation, Critical Evaluation, Labor Market Data, News, Talent Acquisition Metrics and Analytics, Workforce Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Organizations in the U.S. plan to add more full-time information technology (IT) staff to their payrolls in the first...
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‘Rainy Day’ Savings Accounts Prevent 401(k) Raids but Face Regulatory Hurdles
Janet L. Heins|News, Relationship Management, Retirement and Financial Planning, Work-Life Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, with little or no money set aside for common emergencies. Employer-sponsored “rainy day”...
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2016 Overtime Rule on Permanent Pause After 5th Circuit Halts Litigation
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Department of Labor (DOL) motion to halt litigation over the...
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Massachusetts High Court Says Sick Pay Doesn’t Constitute Wages
Janet L. Heins|Massachusetts, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers are not liable under the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law if they choose not to pay out accrued,...
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What Would a New FLSA Overtime Rule Look Like?
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has said on several occasions that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) exempt...
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Executive Who Says She Was Falsely Promised Equity in Company Cannot Proceed with Lawsuit
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A former distillery president who claimed that she was induced to leave a higher paying job with false promises...
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What Happens If Tax Reform Scuttles Employers' Deduction for Commuting Benefits?
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employees like receiving subsidies from their employers to defray commuting and parking costs, but tax reform—if enacted—could transform this...
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