Search Results: Fringe Benefits

Checklist: Classifying Benefits as de minimis: The determination of whether an item is considered to be de minimis is based on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Checklist: Keeping Liability to a Minimum. To keep potential company liability at a minimum when hosting social events for employees:

Checklist: Offering Life Insurance to Employees. Here is a checklist of factors an employer needs to consider when offering life insurance to employees:

A 2003 survey showed that 25 percent of organizations offer elder-care benefits.

Employers may be held liable for the acts of employees during office parties.

Even in times of layoffs and slow economy, employers want to offer benefits to employees that can boost morale and increase loyalty.

Specially designed transportation provided to an employee out of bona fide business-oriented security concerns can be a de minimis fringe. This, for example, might extend to the cost of bulletproof glass.

Any event sponsored and/or paid for (whole or in part) by a company must not discriminate in any way.

Leave requests (teachers).— School teachers must request military leaves of absence in writing at least 30 days in advance.

Although employers must offer certain types of benefits, they often choose to offer other employee benefits.