by Lisa L. Carlson | December 10, 2019 | Compliance Services, Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues
As employers are likely aware, state and local governments continue to adopt paid leave requirements on a fast and furious basis. Several important paid leave-related deadlines occur in December 2019 or become effective Jan. 1, 2020. Below is a summary of near-term...
by Lisa L. Carlson | August 15, 2019 | Domestic Partners, State and Local Issues
California recently expanded its definition of domestic partnership for purposes of registering with the state to receive the same state protections offered to spouses, including eligibility under fully insured employer-sponsored health plans. California’s new law...
by Lisa L. Carlson | January 25, 2019 | FMLA, Tax Issues
The 2017 overhaul of federal tax rules added a new tax credit for employers beginning in 2018 that may be taken by an employer when they offer certain family and medical leave benefits (see our prior Alert). The IRS has now issued a tax form that employers can use to...
by Lisa L. Carlson | May 30, 2018 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform / ACA
The IRS has announced a three-tenths of 1 percent increase in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate affordability threshold for 2019. A minimum value healthcare coverage offer to an employee won’t be considered “affordable” in 2019 unless the employee’s...
by Lisa L. Carlson | December 11, 2017 | Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues, Tax Issues, Uncategorized
As employers are setting up 2018 payroll, the critical question has become, “How on earth are we supposed to tax premium payments and benefits under the New York Paid Family Leave (NYPFL) law?” While New York has addressed some tax issues, so far there has been no...
