2024 State Overtime Exemption Salary Levels

Under federal and state laws, employers must compensate their employeeswith one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours ofovertime work. However, under these laws, employees who work in anexecutive, administrative or professional (EAP) capacity are...

IRS Announces 2024 Retirement Plan Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2023-75, containing costof-living adjustments for 2024 that affect amounts employees can contribute to401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).2024 IncreasesThe employee contribution limit for 401(k)...

Penalties for HIPAA Violations Increase

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hasreleased its inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalties for violationsof the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. The new amounts apply topenalties assessed on or after Oct. 6, 2023.Because HIPAA’s penalties are...