The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new revised Form I-9 on July 17, 2017 (revision date of 7/17/17 N) that employers must start using no later than September 18, 2017. The Form was last revised November 14, 2016, which all employers had to start using no later than January 22 of […]
CapeSpace in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has announced its new Ask the Experts program through which CapeSpace members and visitors can ask burning questions on the topics of the day at no cost. Each week, CapeSpace will feature different CapeSpace members with expertise in a variety of topics, including social media, website development and SEO, money management, […]
The IRS has issued the 2018 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs). The table below compares the limits to the current 2017 limits. As shown in the table, the maximum that can be contributed to an HSA in 2018 for individual coverage will increase by $50, and […]
For many years, certain employers have been required to file EEO-1 reports annually that show their number of employees by job category and then for each category, the number of employees by gender, ethnicity, and race. Starting with the 2017 EEO-1 report, a new level of reporting is required, which is summary pay data by […]
An appeals court has granted the Department of Labor (DOL) a third extension in defending the FLSA regulations that among other things would have increased the minimum salary threshold below which employers must pay overtime from $455 per week ($23,660 annualized) to $913 ($47,476 annualized), effective December 1, 2016. Within two weeks of the effective […]
A new bill, called the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R. 1180), was introduced and passed by the House on May 2, 2017. If signed into law, the Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time (aka comp time) for nonexempt employees in lieu of […]
Led by Pamela Sande, Managing Principal, and Louise Backaler, Sr. HR Consultant When: Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT Where: CapeSpace, 100 Independence Drive, Hyannis, MA 02601 Workshop Description: This workshop is for managers and HR staff responsible for recruiting and hiring employees. Participants in this workshop will learn how to: […]
Finding and hiring the best people can be very challenging in today’s labor market. So what is the best way to tackle the challenge? The best way is to develop a three-prong strategy designed to differentiate your business from your competitors for people: Determine where and how you will source potential candidates Determine what you […]
In our most recent blog we reported that Governor Baker had proposed four Massachusetts insurance market reforms to help close a $600 million shortfall in the MassHealth budget for 2018. One of the reforms would have assessed an employer with 11 or more full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) $2,000 per FTE not covered by the employer’s […]
To make up for a $600 million shortfall in the MassHealth budget for 2018, Governor Baker has proposed four Massachusetts insurance market reforms, one of which would bring back a fair share contribution requirement for employers with 11 or more full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, the […]