The EEOC announces proposed addition of compensation data to annual EEO-1 Reports On January 29, 2016 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) along with the White House announced a proposed revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) that will require employers with 100 or more employees to report compensation data for their employees. This will include collecting pay […]
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tax Reporting Deadlines are Extended
On December 29, 2015, the IRS published extended deadlines for issuance and filing of the new Affordable Care Act tax forms: Form Original Reporting/Filing Date Extended Reporting/Filing Date Form 1095-B Health Coverage (Distributed by insurance carriers, self-insured ALE or other coverage providers) Feb. 1, 2016 (Send to the covered individual) March 31, 2016 Form […]
Ready, Set, Get Prepared for Obamacare!
Obamacare Accounts Can Be Registered Today The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced today that individuals don’t have to wait until October to set up their accounts for enrollment in healthcare. An individual will not be able to actually enroll until October 1, 2013. However, in an effort to get people ready for the […]
Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty Delayed
Employer Pay or Play Penalty Delayed to 2015 from BCL Systems, Inc. The Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty under the ACA Will Not Be Assessed by IRS until 2015 The Treasury Department recently announced that the IRS will not enforce the employer shared responsibility penalty. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an employer with more than […]
Same-Sex Marriages in California are Legal Again
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals smoothed the way for same-sex marriages to begin again in California Less than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn the lower Court’s ruling that Proposition 8 (which banned same-sex marriages) was unconstitutional in California, the first marriage license was issued. This means that the State […]
US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Actions Employers Need to Take in Response to the Ruling on DOMA The US Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. This was the section of DOMA that defined a marriage being between same sex couples. The results of this ruling is that now many domestic partners […]