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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) clearinghouse of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders’ drug and alcohol violations is now open. Employers must register to access the data repository established by the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and to fulfill compliance obligations, which go into effect Jan. 6, 2020. Employers of CDL drivers, including […]

Congress Repeals Unrelated Business Income Tax for Tax-Exempt Entities Offering Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits As part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Act”), Congress repealed Section 512(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). This Code section was added as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the […]

This alert is of interest to employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees and employers of any size with self-insured plans. Below you will find a link to a PDF version of our ACA Reporting Guide for 2019, which reflects the final forms, instructions and extensions recently released by the IRS. The guide includes advice for […]

By answering questions, consulting and advising thousands of U.S. employers – HRWS maintains a bird’s eye view of the Country’s most pressing business issues. We developed the “HRWS 5” to highlight and give some perspective on the most pressing HR topics that challenged U.S. companies throughout 2019. Click Here—HRWS 5 Highlight Have questions? Lets Talk.

Updated December 21 to reflect that the bill has been signed into law. On December 20, 2019, the House and Senate, with the final signature from President Trump, passed a bipartisan legislative package of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown. This package of bills is collectively referred to as the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the […]

Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the threshold for who is entitled to overtime pay — and who is not — changes. It’s the first change since 2004. The new rule raises the income threshold that employees must reach to $684 per […]