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What CA Employers Should Include in an Employee Handbook

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There are many benefits to an employee handbook. It can be a resource for employees in learning about company policies, benefits, and conduct that the business expects. A California employee handbook can also prevent miscommunication and serve as an employer defense if an employee complaint lands in court.

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IRS Raises Several Annual Retirement Plan Limits for 2019

HR Daily Advisor

Notice 2018-83 outlined the latest changes to cost-of-living adjustments for various statutory dollar amounts relevant to employee benefit plans. The limits affect maximum contribution levels (see ¶241 in The 401(k) Handbook for more information). The compensation amount under Section 1.61-21(f)(5)(iii) Retirement P lans.

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I’ve got two FREE HR-compliance seminars next month to help you address an aging workforce

The Employer Handbook

The first will be on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Berwyn, PA. The second is an encore presentation on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT in Philadelphia, PA. And I’ll have an EEOC member with me to help answer your questions.

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Court Supports Plans’ Freedom to Craft Own Process for Beneficiary Designations

HR Daily Advisor

But federal court decisions should boost plan sponsors’ and administrators’ confidence that they can insist on compliance with the beneficiary designation procedures they specify—and reject designations that do not comply. One recent case rejecting the substantial compliance doctrine is Ruiz v. May 3, 2017). LEXIS 67769 (M.D.

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Plan Sponsors Must Now Analyze 401(k) Plan Administration (Part 1)

HR Daily Advisor

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law December 22, 2017, several proposed changes to the federal tax code that would have affected tax-qualified retirement plans were dropped. Castleton is counsel with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Employee Benefits Practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C.,

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Don’t Let Your Data or Participants Get Lost in Space

HR Daily Advisor

The possibility of cyberdata sabotage is now a day-to-day threat that frequently makes the headlines—and employee benefit plans are not spared exposure to data sabotage. Employee benefit plan administration has become an outsourced commodity. If not, then add this to the top of your priority list for 2017.

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The Onboarding Documents You Need to Collect and Keep

Zenefits

In this article, we are going to go over all of the onboarding documents that you need to collect from new employees, as well as best practices in data security to help keep you in compliance with the law. What Is Employee Data? Typically, the term “employee data” refers to any personal information you keep about your employees.