As 2017 ended, the U.S. Senate confirmed Preston Rutledge as the new assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Rutledge, the GOP’s senior tax and benefits counsel on the Senate Finance Committee, will oversee a compliance agenda for employee benefit plans that ranges from revisiting the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule to revising Affordable Care Act regulations.
Senate Confirms Preston Rutledge to Lead Employee Benefits Security Administration
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5 Big Benefits Trends Going into 2018
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Strategy and Planning, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
What happened in the nation’s capital commanded much of employee benefit managers’ attention this year. But so, too, did...
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Take a Team Approach to Financial Wellness
Janet L. Heins|Consultation, News, Retirement and Financial Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Organizations often cobble together financial wellness programs by offering separate solutions for various personal financial needs—such as 401(k) investment...
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Upheaval caused by recent hurricanes leads to temporary exemptions/waivers of written AAP requirements, extension of VETS-4212 reporting deadline
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Two DOL agencies have modified some government contractor obligations in light of the turmoil resulting from recent hurricanes. First,...
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Private Companies Expect Pay Raises to Top 4% in 2018
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Salary Surveys, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A new report suggests that private U.S. companies may give employees substantially larger salary increases in 2018 than their...
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Overtime Rule Changes Are Coming, but Will They Be in Time?
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
If the Labor Department fails to finalize a new overtime-pay rule before the 2020 elections, the rule struck down...
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Misclassification Results in Liquidated Damages Award
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer was ordered to pay liquidated damages where an employee’s position was misclassified as overtime-exempt under the Fair...
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IRS Extends Deadline to Supply ACA Forms to Employees
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Health Care Reform, News, Reporting and Disclosure, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The IRS extended by 30 days—until March 2, 2018—the due date for distributing health coverage information forms 1095-C or...
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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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