On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule to amend current requirements employees in white collar occupations must satisfy…
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated recent headlines. The ability to simulate the human cognitive process is a huge technological step forward…
On Aug. 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that updates how wages for construction workers are calculated under the…
We made it to the halfway point of 2023, and like the first quarter, the market has continued to rally. Year to date, the S&P…
On May 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the COVID-19 flexibilities for the…
On May 16, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-23 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSA) and high deductible health plans (HDHP)…
On April 12, 2023, Virginia adopted House Bill 1924 (HB 1924) to withdraw the labor law provision that allowed employers to pay wages below the…
On March 17, 2023, the IRS released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to address whether certain costs related to general health, nutrition and…
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is a federal law that requires most employers to provide former employees and dependents who lose group health…
The first quarter of 2023 is already behind us and what a change from our last note. Year to date the S&P is up 7.5%,…
The Biden Administration has announced its plan to end the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Employer-sponsored health plans…
On Feb. 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt (Helix) that employees must be compensated on a…
