Employee Benefits

Compromise JPA Pension Liability Bill Ready for Governor's Signature

The SEC Increases Enhanced Disclosure Threshold Under Rule 701 and Considers Broader Changes

Student Loan Payments and 401(k) Benefits

Lessons for Defined Contribution Plan Fiduciaries from Current Litigation

Three Things about the Affordable Care Act Employers Need to Focus on Now

Janus v. AFSCME: SCOTUS Rejects Mandatory Agency Fees For Public Sector Employees

Employers Win This Round: CA Court of Appeal Upholds Employer's Rounding Policy

DOL Finalizes Rules to Expand Access to Health Plans for Small Businesses

Reminder: Minimum Wage Increases And San Francisco's Parity In Pay Ordinance Effective July 1, 2018

NLRB General Counsel Provides Employer-Friendly Guidance on Work Rules

Good News For Employers: In the Aftermath of the SCOTUS Class Action Waiver Case, A Los Angeles County Superior Court Dismisses Class Claims and Orders Claims Brought Individually in Arbitration

Hanson Bridgett Requests IRS Open Determination Letter Program in 2019 for Governmental Plans

California Appellate Court Provides Another Potential Defense To "Derivative" Wage Statement Claims

Proposed Bill to Make Member Agencies Liable for JPA Pension Obligations

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Class Action Waivers Do Not Violate The NLRA

2018 Employee Benefits Update

New Test For Independent Contractors

Employers Cannot Rely On Prior Salary To Justify Wage Differential In Equal Pay Act Cases

New ERISA Disability Benefit Claims and Appeals Rules Take Effect April 2, 2018

Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation Clarifies Overtime Calculation When Employees Earn Flat Sum Bonuses

Courts Split On Pension Vested Rights Analysis

IRS Extends Deadline for Providing Health Coverage Forms to Employees, But Not the IRS Filing Deadline

New Rules Would Expand Access to Association Health Plans for Small Businesses

Reminder: Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1, 2018

Funds Available from Retirement Plans for Those Affected by the Wildfires

On The Horizon: New California Employment Laws for 2018

IRS Issues 2018 Limits for Retirement Plans

IRS Releases Updated Employment Tax Examination and Appeals Rights Publication

Hanson Bridgett Announces IRS Determination Letter Replacement Program

IRS Issues 401(k) Safe Harbor Hardship Distribution Substantiation Guidelines

DOL Fiduciary Rule Faces Further Delay

2017 Employee Benefits Update

ISO and ESPP Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for Employers

IRS Issues Updated ACA Guidance and Extends Deadline for Providing 1095-C Forms to Employees

Is The ACA Dead? Not So Fast

IRS Issues 2017 Limits for Retirement Plans

New ACA Rules for HRAs, Flex Credits and Opt-Out Payments

California Court of Appeal Decision Reminds CalPERS Employers to Ensure All Employee Base Salaries are Reported on a "Publicly Available Pay Schedule"

Is the QSERP Dead? Proposed Rules Target Individual Benefit Formulas

VIDEO: Section 1202 - Qualified Small Business Stock, A Recipe of 100% Gain Exclusion

2016 IRS Limits for Retirement Plans Generally Remain Unchanged

IRS Raises the Stakes: New Trade Law Increases Penalties Applicable to Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirements

Back On Track!

The End of an Era? IRS Considers Eliminating Periodic Determination Letter Process

IRS to Issue New Rules for Determining Status of Governmental Entities and Benefit Plans—Potential Significant Effect on Health Care Entities

PENSION REFORM UPDATE-Clarification Regarding Switch to Defined Contribution Plans by California Public Employers

New 2015 IRS Limits for Retirement Plans

IRS Releases New Guidance on Application of Windsor to Qualified Retirement Plans

Taxation of Employer Provided Automobiles - Baby You Can Drive My Car

Webinar Slides from February 27, 2014 - "Final Pay or Play Rules"

IRS Releases Guidance on Tax Treatment of Same-Sex Marriages

Delay of Key Components Under Pay or Play – Now What?

DOMA Is Dead - Now What?

Employers Must Comply with Exchange Notice Requirements by October 1, 2013: DOL Issues Model Notice and Updated COBRA Election Notice

Comments on proposed regulations under Section 4980H

Senior Care Employers Should Start Today to Prepare for Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform Presentation on "Pay or Play" Rules

NEW 2013 IRS Limits for Retirement Plans

Property Rights and Environmental Initiatives for the Past Two Centuries

Health Care Reform – What You Must Do This Year

IRS Town Hall Meeting on Definition of Government Agencies and Government Retirement Plans

Governor’s Pension Reform Bill and Constitutional Amendment Proposed February 2, 2012

Proposed Determination of Governmental Plan Status

New IRS Proposal on What Is a Government Agency and Government Retirement Plan

IRS Announces COLAs to Qualified Plan Dollar Limits for 2012

New Rules on Cell Phones

Keeping Your Health Care Flexible Spending Account or Health Care Reimbursement Plans Up-To-Date

Health Care Reform W-2 Reporting Requirements

Expanded Avenues for Plaintiffs Claims under ERISA