United States Base Pay Projections for 2014
The United States base pay increases are projected to average around 3 percent across industries and positions in 2014, with increased pay differentiation for high performers, say new forecasts by WorldatWork, Mercer, Hay Group and others. Below is the projected 2014...
DOMA – What Employers Need To Know
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, found that section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. This section prohibited the federal government from acknowledging marriages between same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages were recognized as legal by 12 states and the District of Columbia at the time of the ruling.
Workplace Stress: Are Your Employees Performing?
The 2013 Work Stress Survey, (Everest College, April 2013), found that 83 percent employees surveyed are stressed by at least one thing at work. That’s up 10 percentage points from the same survey released in 2012. Major stressors found in the survey: Pay For the...
2014 IRS HSA Contribution and Out-of Pocket Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced higher limits for 2014 on contributions to health savings accounts (HSAs) and for out-of-pocket spending under high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) linked to them. A comparison of the 2014 and 2013 limits is shown below:...
