Employers should consider biweekly payroll implications
Biweekly pay schedules typically produce 26 pay periods per year, generally resulting in two paychecks a month. Because of a calendar anomaly, it’s possible employees may receive 27 paychecks this year rather than the standard 26. While it’s...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a revised Form W-2 and draft instructions to accommodate the tax implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed in 2025. For employers, the OBBBA provisions create additional reporting requirements starting in 2026 that are...
Employers are legally responsible for posting a number of federal and state labor law posters.Failure to display relevant posters in a conspicuous area within an employee workplace can result in costly fines.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2026-10, increasing the business standard mileage rate to 72.5 cents per mile, effective January 1, 2026.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires certain employers to annually submit Forms 1094 / 1095 summarizing affordability, enrollment status and other group health plan details. Forms must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provided to covered individuals by published deadlines.
Each year plan sponsors of group health plans are required to notifyMedicare-eligible plan participants if their prescription drug coverage is at least as good as Medicare coverage. A proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to ease the reporting...
In an effort to boost health care cost transparency and increase positive member health outcomes, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), was adopted in 2022. A Gag Clause Prohibition is among the act’s provisions and forbids plan sponsors from entering agreements with health care providers,...
Reports show that nearly a quarter of U.S. workers opted to not utilize any paid time off (PTO) last year, emphasizing the need for employers to know the difference between simply offering PTO and encouraging time off.
Generic versions of brand name medications have had a 40-year runway, yet consumer adoption remains grounded by skepticism for some.
After the dizzying legislative battle that resulted in the repeal of portions of Missouri’s voter-approved Proposition A, one surviving element takes effect January 1, 2026. The state’s employers should prepare for the automatic minimum wage increase to $15 an hour at the start of the new year. The...
