Annual 401(k) Audit: 5 Tips to Set You up for Success
401(k) audit season is quickly approaching. Once your company has 120 or more eligible participants, an independent audit is required and ...
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DOL Releases Guidance and Model Notices for ARPA COBRA Subsidies
As discussed in our prior post, Congress recently passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which provides free COBRA coverage ...
IRC Section 45S Paid Leave Tax Credit Extended Through 2025
Internal Revenue Code Section 45S (IRC Section 45S) provides a business tax credit for employers who provide paid family and ...
Guidance Released on the New Mental Health Parity Comparative Analysis Requirements
On April 2, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (Departments) released FAQs on the new mental health ...
Employers have until July 19, 2021 to Submit Two Years of EEO-1 Data
On March 29, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that federal data collection for the EEO-1 Component 1 filing will open ...
IRS Confirms COVID-19 PPE is Eligible for Reimbursement Under FSAs, HRAs, and HSAs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed in an announcement that expenses for personal protective equipment (PPE) for the primary purpose ...
[Updated] California Re-Enacts and Broadens COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave in 2021
On March 19, 2021, California (CA) governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 which revives and expands the state’s COVID-19 supplemental paid ...
Get Ready for Washington State’s New Long-Term Care Program
Employers with Washington employees should start preparing for the Washington Long-Term Services and Support Program (“Program”), which requires employers to ...
Steps Employers Can Take to Prepare for the New “Transparency in Coverage” Rules
In October 2020, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (collectively, Departments) released the final rules on the “...
Reminder: California Pay Data Reporting due March 31, 2021
California (CA) employers subject to federal EEO-1 reporting who have at least one California-based employee must report pay and hours-worked ...
San Francisco Passes COVID-Related Employment Protections Ordinance
On January 26, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the COVID- Related Employment Protections Ordinance (“Ordinance”). The Ordinance became effective ...
[Updated] San Francisco Enacts Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance
UPDATED – On March 4, 2021, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards updated its PHELO FAQs. This article has...
