The IRS has released a new set of final mortality tables for single-employer defined benefit plans, to take effect beginning in 2018. Pension plans rely on IRS-issued mortality tables to determine minimum pension-funding requirements and for calculating lump-sum pension payouts, based on retirees’ average life expectancies.
Revised IRS Mortality Tables Will Raise Pension Costs
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California Supreme Court Departs from Federal Overtime Calculations
Janet L. Heins|California, Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Although most states follow federal law in calculating overtime and other wage and hour issues, California does not. The...
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Maryland Passes Paid-Sick-Leave Law
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Maryland employers must soon provide sick and safe leave to their employees, as state legislators recently voted to override...
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Why United Airlines’ Lottery-Based Bonus Idea Fell Flat
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
United Airlines’ idea to replace merit-based bonuses with a lottery system enrages employees.
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For 2018, Expect Steeper Health Plan Premium Increases
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The average premium hike for employer-sponsored health plans next year is expected to be the highest since 2011. But...
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‘True statement’ to former employee’s potential employer about her pending lawsuit could be retaliatory
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Deborah Hammonds, J.D. An energy commodities broker who claimed her former employer interfered with her potential new job...
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‘Time-Shaving’ Policies Challenged
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Minimum Wage, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Seasonal restaurant employees who alleged that they were victims of “time-shaving” policies that deprived them of minimum wage and...
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SHRM-Supported Alliance Launched to Protect Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Benefits, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Society for Human Resource Management and other leading employer organizations have launched the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage, an...
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Estée Lauder, EEOC Agree to Settle Paid-Child-Bonding-Leave Case
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Gender, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is scrutinizing paid-child-bonding-leave policies closely, particularly those that distinguish between primary and secondary caregivers,...
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