Many employers make changes to their corporate employee policies over time but neglect to update their policy manuals or notify workers. Not only is this a bad business practice; it can also leave a company exposed to liability, depending on...
It’s amazing how many employees move or experience significant changes in their living circumstances without telling their employers. Now is the time to reach out to current and former employees and ensure you have correct addresses for sending W-2s. Marathon...
The IRS allows S-corporations to pay for (and deduct) the medical expenses of their shareholders, but only under certain stipulations. First, the employee or owner must be a more-than-two-percent shareholder of the corporation. Second, the insurance premiums paid on behalf...
As a related note, the IRS has reconfirmed earlier guidance that prohibits companies who do not establish individual health care plans from reimbursing employees for health insurance premiums or paying for them with employees’ pre-tax dollars (not including them in...
On September 30, Marathon HR celebrated its tenth anniversary, and we are proud to say that we were surrounded by many of the clients who have been with us over the years. We would like to take a moment to...
We recently learned of a situation where a business hired a background screening firm that, in the terms of the paperwork it had applicants sign, stated a requirement that was illegal. Specifically, the vendor stated that by signing the background...
Small businesses are already required to submit a significant amount of paperwork each year, without suffering the inconvenience of a legal “discovery” request. One of our clients recently received such a notice, in which she was asked to provide all...
We recently learned of a case, filed by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) against North Jackson Specialty Steel in Ohio, where an employee reporting safety concerns was terminated within days of his complaint. The USDOL alleges that the company...
On September 2, 2014, ERISA—the Employment Retirement Income Security Act—turned 40 years old. Implemented at a time when companies were able to go out of business and take their employee’s pensions with them, ERISA changed the face of retirement forever....
We’ve all heard of “summer reading lists” for lazy days spent on vacation, but how about a Labor Day reading list? In honor of the holiday, the Department of Labor added 10 new titles to its Books that Shaped Work...