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M&A in your future? You need an Employee Benefits Audit.

CorpStrat

Are your retirement plan programs in full compliance with ERISA and fiduciary responsibilities including filings of all required tax reporting? Do you know who the fiduciary on your plan is? Is your benefits package competitive enough to attract and retain talent? If you don’t know, its likely you — the business owner.

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Long Time Coming: SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Clawback Rules

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

Compensation not considered “incentive-based compensation” for purposes of the Final Rules: salaries; purely discretionary bonuses; compensation tied to subjective or strategic performance standards (i.e., A decision not to claw back compensation is required to be disclosed and is subject to review by the exchange.

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Federal tax reform: 5 HR must-dos for every business

Insperity

Topics being discussed include re-evaluating major areas such as corporate tax structure, executive compensation, employee bonuses and depreciation of assets. If you’re not planning to hire more employees, you may be able to give raises or one-time bonuses that will help retain employees. Robust benefits.

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