01/31/2017

The Department of Labor (DOL) just increased the amounts employers will have to pay for everything from general penalties to specific health and welfare plan errors.more

01/31/2017

President Donald Trump has promptly nominated a potential successor — Judge Neil M. Gorsuch — to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Scalia's unexpected death nearly a year ago.more

01/27/2017

There are a lot of business groups, employers and individuals who would like the Department of Labor's (DOL) new overtime rule to just die already. Well, they just received two pieces of good news from the Trump administration.more

01/26/2017

Victoria Lipnic was originally nominated by President Obama to serve as a Commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) back in 2010. Now, President Trump has named Ms. Lipnic the Acting Chair.more

01/25/2017

One of President Donald Trump's first orders of business when he took office was issuing an executive order on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).more

01/24/2017

Accepting the fact that the controversial new overtime rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is likely dead in the water, a number of legislators are hatching plans to steal the blueprints — albeit on a state level.more

01/20/2017

A recent lawsuit and subsequent courtroom battle provides a valuable lesson in how to terminate a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) abuser while fending off claims of interference and/or retaliation.more

01/10/2017

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently added 10,000 new investigators and has stated it intends to audit every applicable employer. So until the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed, employers must prepare for a visit.more