Opinion Issued in Case with Doctor’s Certification Employees may take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to attend their child’s Individualized…
Here at SIMA we offer a comprehensive set of tools and support materials to ensure your employees remain engaged, educated, and, most of all, enrolled…
When you get ready to retire, there’s a good chance one of your biggest expenses will be health care. Luckily, there are tools you can…
As we face the last quarter of 2019, SIMA continues its commitment of informing our clients of new and existing laws that are relevant to…
Employers must send Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notices to individuals each year by October 14th and at additional specified times during the year.…
The use of auto features in 401(k) plans has continued to climb in popularity over the past decade. In fact, auto features such as automatic…
Last week the yield on 2-year Treasurys eclipsed the yield on 10-year Treasurys for the first time since 2007. This ‘inversion’ of the yield curve…
Qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans can provide a number of tax and nontax benefits to employees. The employee perspective on these plans should certainly consider the…
The federal minimum wage (FMW), currently $7.25 per hour, hasn’t increased since 2009—the longest stretch with no federal increases since 1938, when the minimum wage…
The IRS continues to encourage taxpayers to review the amount of tax they have withheld to avoid an unexpected tax surprise when they file their…
IR-2019-133, July 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will conduct a webinar August 1 for employers and tax professionals focusing on employment and…
Every employer should make preventing workplace harassment a top priority Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that may violate federal laws such Title VII…
