Should Employee Expenses Go Through Payroll? (w/Examples) + FAQs
No, employee expenses should not run through payroll when they are reimbursed under a properly designed accountable plan that meets the three-prong test in Treasury Regulation §1.62-2. Under that rule, qualifying reimbursements are excluded from the employee’s gross income, are not wages for FICA, FUTA, or federal income tax withholding, and never appear on Form […]
Are Employee Engagement Surveys Anonymous? (w/Examples) + FAQs
No, most employee engagement surveys are not truly anonymous, even when the dashboard says they are. Most tools collect demographic filters, device metadata, or unique tokens that can re-identify a worker if someone wants to look hard enough. The honest label for most modern surveys is confidential, not anonymous, and the difference matters a lot […]
Do Employee Contracts Expire? (w/Examples) + FAQs
Yes, some employee contracts expire, but not all of them. Fixed-term employment contracts expire on the end date written in the agreement, while at-will employment relationships and indefinite contracts do not have a set expiration. The answer depends on the contract type, the governing state law, and the specific clauses inside the document. Employment contracts […]
Is Employee Compensation Confidential? (w/Examples) + FAQs
No, employee compensation is generally not confidential under federal law, and most private-sector employers cannot legally stop workers from discussing their pay with each other. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act gives most private-sector employees the right to talk about wages, hours, and working conditions with coworkers, and the National Labor Relations Board […]
Can Employee Benefits Be Taken Away? (w/Examples) + FAQs
Yes, most employee benefits can be taken away, reduced, or changed by an employer in the United States, and often with little or no advance warning. The power to cut benefits depends on federal laws like the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Affordable Care Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, plus state […]