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Election Day is almost here, so now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws and make sure you’re posting any mandatory notices....
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Intuit Quickbooks
Aug 271 min read
DOL Salary Rule in Effect for Private Employers
The first increase in the new minimum salary thresholds for exempt executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 21 min read
July 2024 State and Local Minimum and Tipped Wages
This chart covers current state and local minimum wage rates, as well as tipped minimum wage rates, for 2024. It will be updated with any...
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Intuit Quickbooks
Jun 271 min read
2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs and HDHPs Released; ACA Out-of-Pocket Limits
Provided by: Intuit Quickbooks On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, announcing the 2025 health savings accounts (HSAs)...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 71 min read
Supreme Court Rules on Title VII Discrimination
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Missouri. In this case, a...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 131 min read
2024 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines
With the new year approaching, it is important be reminded of the upcoming compliance requirements employer plan sponsors must comply...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 81 min read
Noncompetes Banned
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule which bans almost all noncompete clauses nationwide. The...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 11 min read
EEO-1 Reporting Opens April 30, 2024: Compliance Reminder
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open April 30. The...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Mar 1912 min read
FAQs – Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Michigan: Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibited
As of June 15, 2023, the state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to employers of all sizes, defines race to include...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 4, 20231 min read
ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases for 2024 Plan Year
On August 23, 2023, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold will be 8.39%, reduced from 9.12% in...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 26, 20234 min read
ERISA: Form 5500 Introduction
Powered by: Mineral The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 21, 20239 min read
ACA: PCORI Fee
Powered by: Mineral The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study clinical...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 19, 20232 min read
New Consent Requirement For ACA Enrollments
Health and Human Services (HHS), the regulating body for the Individual and Family Plans (IFP), aka ACA, released their annual guidance...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 24, 20234 min read
First Gag Clause Attestations Due December 31, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) prohibits employer-sponsored group health plans from entering into agreements that...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 23, 20231 min read
Michigan: Amended Protections Against Sex Discrimination
Effective March 31, 2024, Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act’s definition of sex, as a protected class, will be amended to include...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 12, 20232 min read
Form I-9 Flexibilities Ending: Check Documents by August 30
As we advised last October, the end date for the COVID-related I-9 verification flexibility was (and still is) scheduled for July 31,...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 17, 20234 min read
What You Need to Know About Lactation Accommodations
Powered by: MINERAL Photo by: Pixabay Breastfeeding employees who are returning to work usually know how much extra work pumping is going...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 11, 20233 min read
CMS Medicare disclaimer changes for 2024 - AGAIN
On Wednesday, April 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (CMS-4201-F) governing policy and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Federal: IRS Finalizes Rule Reducing Electronic Filing Threshold for 2024
Powered by: MINERAL Internal Revenue Code § 6011(e) requires electronic filing of various form types when there are 250 or more returns....
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