March 31 is the Deadline for E-Filing ACA Returns With the IRS
Today, March 31, 2021, is the e-filing deadline for submitting ACA Forms 1094-C and 1095-C to the IRS for the 2022 tax year, as required by the ACA’s Employer Mandate. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate, employers with 50 or… Read More
How Pay Equity Audits Can Help Companies Avoid Racial Discrimination
As the historian, Howard Zinn said, “you can’t be neutral on a moving train.” The waves of community outreach, protests, and activism following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and too many others present employers with an opportunity to implement or reinforce… Read More
Illinois SB 1480 Pay Data Reporting Law Gets Amended
The state government of Illinois recently enacted sweeping changes to its equal pay laws. Originally signed into law right before Equal Pay Day 2021, Illinois SB 1480 was amended by SB 1487 on June 25, 2021 to provide greater clarification on how Illinois employers… Read More
What You Need to Know About the Oregon Equal Pay Act
Several states and cities are passing laws to further bolster the federal Equal Pay Act. In this post, we are looking at Oregon’s Equal Pay Act of 2017. First introduced in June 2017, the Oregon Equal Pay Act (OEPA) takes an aggressive stance on pay equity. Read More
Connecticut HB 6380 Requires Salary Range Disclosure
Effective October 1, 2021, Connecticut employers will have new significant pay equity obligations. Signed into law on June 7, 2021, House Bill No. 6380 (An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position) applies… Read More
3 Signs The IRS is Increasing Efficiency in ACA Enforcement
It is a sign of good government that agencies tasked with enforcing complex statutes increase efficiency over time. When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was tasked with a brand new enforcement regime… Read More
Pay Transparency Requirements Proposed in the EU
Like the United States and its Equal Pay Act of 1963, the European Union (EU) has had equal pay laws on the books for decades. As recently noted in a press release by the European Commission (one of the branches of… Read More
Colorado POWR Act Proposes Broad Anti-Discrimination Changes
Colorado legislators have again signaled that 2021 is a banner year for policy approaches to issues such as diversity, pay equity, and inclusion (DEI). Employers within the state now face a deluge of new obligations which, if mishandled, could result in steep penalties. In an earlier… Read More
Pay Equity, DEI, and ESG Converge in New Gender Inequality Study
A new study of gender inequality demonstrates how 1) pay equity, 2) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and 3) economic, social, and governance (ESG) policies are interconnected. The study’s results highlight the need for organizations to consider all three policy dimensions when making strategic decisions about their workforces. Read More
ACA Rule From Trump Era is Struck Down
A federal court recently invalidated significant parts of a Trump administration rule affecting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What this decision means and how it could impact your business, are discussed below. In 2018, the city governments of Columbus, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Philadelphia joined together… Read More