HR professionals play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA)minimum wage and overtime payment requirements, helping reduce legal risks and ensure workers arepaid properly. Understanding FLSA overtime and minimum wage...
A recent U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule increases the salarythresholds used to determine whether executive, administrative andprofessional (EAP) employees are exempt from overtime pay underfederal law. While the increased thresholds are likely to result in...
A new RAND report revealed that in 2022, privateinsurers paid hospitals an average of 254% more thanwhat Medicare would have paid for the sameservices, a jump from 224% in 2020. The study foundthat 2022 prices for inpatient hospital facility servicesaveraged 255% of...
Each year, the IRS announces inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts(HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs).The following chart shows the HSA and HDHP limits for 2025 as compared to 2024.It also includes the catch-up contribution limit that...
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final guidance on harassment in the workplace, which went into effect immediately upon issuance. The guidance explains how the EEOC may enforce equal employment opportunity (EEO)...
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