New IRS Ruling Gives Employers and Employees More Benefits Flexibility
A recent IRS private letter ruling will potentially allow employees more flexibility to determine how employer 401K contributions are paid out to them.
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Post-Pandemic Benefits: Employers Are Changing Their Benefits Priorities
The pandemic has changed everyone’s lives in so many ways. We likely will not realize all of those changes for a long time. Work life has changed for nearly everyone during this time, and our relationships to work, and how they relate to our personal lives, have been…
California Passes SB 78, a Statewide Version of Obamacare
Effective January 1, 2020, and as a result of the passage of Senate Bill (“SB”) 78, California now has a statewide healthcare mandate that is similar to the federal Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Like the federal ACA, California’s new mandate requires most California residents to purchase and maintain…
A New Approach to Employee Benefits?
Recruiting and retaining talent is a challenge for every employer, especially in the red-hot economy here in the Bay Area. That’s why many employers are taking a fresh look at their employee benefits and asking, “Are these benefits really adding value?” A recent article in Forbes explains how “forward thinking”…
401k Options for Small Businesses are Improving
Only 14% of employers with fewer than 100 employees offer a 401k plan. That’s because 401k plans generally are expensive and require considerable paperwork and other maintenance. That’s especially true for smaller 401k plans — because they hold fewer assets, they generate less trading fees and have less…