Each day, an alarming amount of reports and stories are being told in the media about how people are becoming more apathetic and disrespectful in the workplace, schools, and at home.  What... Read more »

Sponsors, fiduciaries, and advisors to 401(k), individual retirement account (IRA) and other individual account plans should review a new final regulation intended to give more flexibility to plans and their advisors in... Read more »

Today we are much more aware of complexities of the workplace than we were in the simple-minded, order-driven methods of the past. But even with all this enlightenment, what is a manager... Read more »

On September 23rd, the Internal Revenue Service (the ?IRS?) released Rev. Proc. 2011-44, which modifies the procedures for submitting a private letter ruling request that a plan constitutes a church plan. In... Read more »

Healthcare costs are rising, but employers are proactively working to curb costs and create healthier workforces -- and employees are getting onboard, according to a survey released by Virgin HealthMiles, a company... Read more »

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is extending an olive branch to employers that may have misclassified "employees" as "independent contractors." Read more »

President Obama has proposed a number of significant tax changes in the American Jobs Act of 2011, including payroll tax cuts, tax credits to encourage hiring, extension of the 100 percent bonus... Read more »

In addition to federal laws regulating payment of wages, Texas has laws and regulations that establish state minimum wage rules as well. The Texas Minimum Wage Act applies only to employers... Read more »

I know it is legal under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act for fire and police departments to have mandatory retirement at age 55. But I think both the police and fire... Read more »