Background: Average hourly earnings increased 2.7% in June from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department’s monthly jobs data released last Friday. That is good news for U.S. workers … Continued
Background: After bargaining to impasse, Just Born implemented its last, best and final offer, which included a soft-freeze type provision, where contributions would be made to the Multiemployer Pension Fund … Continued
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a recent ruling that wage disparity based on “prior salary alone or in combination with other factors” violated the Equal Pay Act (Rizo … Continued
The Internal Revenue Service has created an Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) for correcting qualified plan (e.g., Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution) errors, including Self-Correction Program (SCP), Voluntary Correction … Continued
The California Supreme Court issued a decision on March 5, 2018 (Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp) regarding the proper method under California law to calculate nonexempt employees’ overtime rate of … Continued
No, I didn’t hit my head and wake up and realize that Not-For Profits (NFPs) now pay taxes. However, as a result of the recent tax law changes, a substantial … Continued
Tax reform offers another incentive for employers to consider completing a pension plan de-risking strategy in 2018. A change in the corporate tax rate will make funding pension plans sooner … Continued
Unfortunately, the news is full of a multitude of stories regarding sexual harassment. Companies are aggressively trying to control the damages associated with these claims, while the brave victims who … Continued
In the later part of 2017, our Management Team began the process of reviewing our current dress code policy. By way of background, our historical policy was a business casual … Continued
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) into law. The following is a summary of the provisions: While our prior summary outlined the … Continued