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Oct. 5, 2016 – The IRS has released final 2016 forms for reporting under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. Forms 1094-B and…

Sept. 16, 2016 – Both cities will require employers to extend paid sick leave, effective July 2017. On Wednesday September 7, 2016, St. Paul became…

St. Paul, Minn. (Sept. 8, 2016) – A Dallas jury recently awarded a verdict of more than a million dollars to a vocational nurse based…

On August 1, 2016, the IRS released draft instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for the 2016 reporting year. While these instructions may not be…

Effective August 1st, 2016, employers must post updated versions of the Federal Minimum Wage poster and the Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster.  For those…

The IRS has announced electronic Affordable Care Act (ACA) information returns may continue to be filed after the filing deadline, June 30, 2016. These returns…

This is a reminder that your 2015 PCORI fee is due July 31, 2016. What is a PCORI fee? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created…

This morning, the Department of Labor announced its long-awaited final regulations, which are poised to greatly expand the number of employees who are eligible for overtime…

On April 28, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2016-28 that provides the 2017 inflation adjusted amounts for HSAs. The IRS 2017…

A final ruling issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updates requirements for the protection of general industry and construction workers against workplace…

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the second phase of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audit…

After completing its review of nearly 300,000 comments, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has submitted its final overtime rule to the Office of Management…