Compliance

2016 ACA Reporting Deadlines for Employers

February and March will be here before you know it, bringing with them important deadlines for ACA reporting. Forms 1095-B and 1095-C are due by February 1, 2016. If you file paper forms, the deadline for Forms 1094-B and 1094-C is February 29. Filing electronically provides a larger window for compliance—that deadline is March 31. Now is the time to prepare.

42 Ways to Add Alerts and Workflow to HR

"If only we had known..." Have you ever uttered those words? All of us in HR have plenty of times when they would be appropriate: An employee's work anniversary date slipped by without notice, a new hire arrived on her first day without the documents HR needed for paperwork, COBRA benefits information wasn't mailed out to a former employee, or someone's certification expired...

14 Regulatory Acts Every HR Professional Should Know

You've got a lot of regulatory agencies watching you! Are you on top of what you need to report to keep each one happy? Here are some you should be aware of: Affordable Care Act (ACA)The employer mandate is a penalty that will be incurred by employers with more than 50 employees that do not offer health insurance to their full-time workers. This provision was included as a disincentive for employers considering dropping their current insurance plans once the insurance exchanges began operating as an alternative source of insurance. Proponents of the reform law wanted to address the parts of the [...]