Every business desires continuous growth, but with such expansion comes a significant number of growing pains, many of which are related to a corresponding increase in regulatory burden.One prime example is the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires...
A recent poll revealed that paid family leave is the most highly coveted benefit among all employees, with 58% of survey respondents selecting the offering as a top priority. This helps explain why a 2018 SHRM study found that the prevalence of paid maternity...
The courts have complicated the efforts of President Donald Trump's administration to allow small businesses to pursue more affordable healthcare coverage options. A federal judge in the District of Columbia recently found that portions of the Department of...
In March, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would update the minimum salary threshold that largely determines whether or not an employee is exempt from overtime pay under federal law.If enacted, the new rule would raise the salary threshold to...
Federal regulators are seeking ways to help keep grandfathered health plans in business, even though some benefit advisors believe it's past time that they be retired.In a Feb. 25 issue of the Federal Register, the Department of Labor, Department of Health...
A November 2018 ruling by a federal district court in Ohio demonstrated just how costly it can be when employers fail to understand the continuation coverage rules that exist under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and how that law interacts...
