Payroll

May 29, 2014 

When a worker changes jobs, what do they do with their 401(k) or other employer-based retirement savings? That's a question of increasing interest and concern to policymakers and employers alike.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 28, 2014 

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has voted unanimously to approve two Exposure Drafts proposing significant improvements to financial reporting by state and local governments of other postemployment benefits (OPEB), such as retiree health insurance. The GASB also approved a third Exposure Draft that would establish requirements for pensions and pension plans that are outside…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 27, 2014 

Employers can’t get around the Obamacare “shared responsibility” provision simply by giving employees tax-free cash to pay for health insurance from a state-run exchange. In effect, this would pump up a worker’s pay and dump them in the marketplace. According to a new question and answer (Q&A) posted on the IRS website, as initially reported…

Ken Berry, JD

May 26, 2014 

Jake Branson earns $7.25 an hour making sandwiches at a Subway in Leander, Texas, a suburb of Austin. Those wages used to come in the form of a paper check. Starting last month, though, he began receiving his pay on a prepaid Visa card. Most of it, that is.

May 26, 2014 

At $10.74 an hour, San Francisco already has the nation's highest big city minimum wage. But it could soon have company, as labor and community activists in cities from Richmond to Sunnyvale push wage increases that could turn the Bay Area into a high-wage hub.

May 22, 2014 

As you put the final touches on your travel plans for the Memorial Day weekend, keep in mind there might be a bit more traffic this year.

May 22, 2014 

As summer approaches, employees are busy planning long-awaited vacations. But a new Robert Half survey shows 39 percent of workers won't use all the paid vacation time they're given. The reasons: 38 percent are saving days in case they need them later, while 30 percent fear falling behind at work.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 22, 2014 

Unemployment in the Tampa Bay region fell below 6 percent last month, as the state added 34,000 jobs in April, matching a national improvement in jobs.

May 21, 2014 

Even in an era of typo-ridden texts and tweets, making a goof on your resume can still prove costly, according to a recent survey by Accountemps. Sixty-three percent of senior managers said just one or two resume mistakes would eliminate an applicant from consideration for a job.

May 21, 2014 

With many employers adopting a wait-and-see approach to both the economic recovery and Obamacare and many young people refusing to adjust expectations in the face of stiff competition, the effective unemployment rate for Americans ages 18 - 29 is currently 15.5 percent.

May 20, 2014 

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May 20, 2014 

Financial stress among employees increased significantly in 2013 as more people cited internal factors as the cause of their stress, according to a recent survey.

Taija Sparkman