Compliance

Some of the stress that small business owners feel around the holidays may come from employee issues.

A proposed rule announced Thursday by the Labor Department would require most federal contractors to set a goal of having disabled workers make up at least 7 percent of their employees.

To make sure that your first employee benefit plan audit is a success, it's wise to do a pre-audit today to make sure that everything is in order before your auditors arrive. Not only will this ensure a successful audit, but it will also improve your oversight and administration of...

Under the Affordable Care Act, what is the applicability date for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary?

Facing another budget deficit and the prospect of deep cuts to education, Gov. Jerry Brown plans to file a ballot initiative as early as Friday that asks voters to increase taxes on the wealthy and raise the sales tax by half a cent.

House GOP leaders are struggling with divisions within their party over whether to extend the payroll tax cut, after the Senate punted on its efforts to keep the tax holiday going another year.

What every small business owner should be doing or thinking about before the new year.

Republican congressional leaders stressed a willingness Wednesday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut due to expire Dec. 31, setting up a year-end clash with Democrats over how to pay for a provision at the heart of President Barack Obama's jobs program.