DID YOU KNOW?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed a new rule that would require employers with more than 100 employees to...
IRS CLARIFIES ACA RULES FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED COVERAGE
The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) recently released Notice 2015-87, which clarified a number of ACA rules for employer-provided...
DID YOU KNOW?
The final rule on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed changes to the FLSA overtime exemptions may be published sooner than the...
POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE WORKPLACE
The 2016 presidential race is underway, and opinions and emotions can be strong on both sides. You may want to think about addressing...
RECENT COURT RULINGS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) clearly states that when an employer knows that a worker taking leave qualifies for FMLA, it must...
DOL INCREASES FMLA ENFORCEMENT
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is focusing more of its resources on enforcing compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
2017 NOTICE OF BENEFIT & PAYMENT PARAMETERS
On Feb. 29, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017....
ACA LITIGATION MAY AFFECT EMPLOYERS
A New York district court will hear the first case on whether employers may reduce their employees’ work hours in order to avoid...
ACA RULE CHANGES FOR 2017
On Feb. 29, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017....
HHS PROPOSES INCREASED OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUMS
In December 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed out-of-pocket (OOP) maximums for 2017 non-grandfathered...