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Defining Full Time Employment
There is no single way of defining full time employment for all employment-related issues. Depending on what the classification will affect, your company policies, your insurance policies, and the requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may all play a part in...
Are Employees’ Dependants Required to be Covered by Employer Insurance Premiums?
Q: Under the Affordable Care Act, are we required to contribute toward the health insurance premiums for our employees’ dependants? A: While some employers are required to offer coverage to eligible dependent children of their full-time employees under the...
Tipped Employee Minimum Wage Increase in New York
Governor Cuomo announced on Tuesday a tipped employee minimum wage increase to $7.50 from $5 an hour on Dec. 31 of this year. The increase was ordered by the acting labor commissioner and will consolidate three categories of tipped workers — whose minimum hourly wages...Tax-Free Commuter Benefits
The recently enacted Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA), retroactively extended enhanced tax-free commuter benefits, but the extension lasts only through December 31, 2014. The IRS explains the complex rules for handling the retroactive increase in its Notice...
