by Muzaffar | Jul 16, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations, Human Resources Administration, News and Updates
On June 24, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to support more "opaque pricing structures" within healthcare services. The purpose of the order to is enable American consumers to have better and more transparent access to...
by Muzaffar | Jun 25, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations
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...
by Muzaffar | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations, Human Resources, News and Updates
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...
by Muzaffar | Apr 17, 2019 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
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...
by Muzaffar | Apr 9, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
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...
by Muzaffar | Apr 1, 2019 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
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...
