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CDC Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Virus Mitigation
On August 11th, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated COVID-19 guidance for virus mitigation. In brief, the CDC is trimming its overall guidance to match the current state of the pandemic. The CDC’s streamlined, updated COVID-19...
IRS Indexing Adjustments in 2023 for Calculating ACA Affordability
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its 2023 indexing adjustments used with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when calculating ACA affordability for employer shared responsibility purposes. ACA affordability refers to the highest percentage of household income...
Hospital Cited for Exposing Employees to Workplace Violence
Recently, an administrative law judge affirmed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) findings that a Louisville, Colorado, hospital exposed its employees to workplace violence. Following the DOL’s investigation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
FAQs Address the ACA and Birth Control
In July 2022, federal agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (the Departments) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), specifically...
Extended Deadline to Make Retirement Plan Changes Under Amendments
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released guidance that provides an extension to make retirement plan changes based on amendments to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the Bipartisan Miners Act of 2019 (the...
California Employer to Pay Over $1M for Wage Violations
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found flagrant and pervasive wage violations at a City of Industry, California-based warehouse operator with locations in Kentucky. The WHD’s discovery came after the agency initially...