Congressional Budget Office Explores Permanent Extension of Enhanced ACA Subsidies

According to information released in a recent letter sent by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to the Senate Finance Committee (SFC), it has been discovered that extending the enhanced subsidies on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges permanently would generate more than five-million new sign-ups annually. Consequently, over the next decade, until 2032, the permanent extension […]
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Churches Affected by Covid-19 May be Eligible for Federal Relief Programs

By now, it is common knowledge that an unprecedented amount of businesses across the entire globe have been affected in some fashion by the Covid-19 pandemic. The economic turbulence caused by the pandemic did not discriminate as it ravaged everything from small mom and pop businesses to some of the most established mega-corporations in the […]
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Cutting-Edge Benefits Employers Can Offer to Help Recruit and Retain Top Talent

Many employers and even entire industries have reevaluated the way they perform and execute many of their essential business functions and processes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most notably, many businesses are allowing more and more of their workforce to work remotely. Although this works to many employers’ benefit as they are able […]
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Cutting-Edge Benefits Employers Can Offer to Help Recruit and Retain Top Talent

Many employers and even entire industries have reevaluated the way they perform and execute many of their essential business functions and processes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most notably, many businesses are allowing more and more of their workforce to work remotely. Although this works to many employers’ benefit as they are able […]
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Urgent Deadline for Employee Benefit Plans Rapidly Approaching: What Employers Need to be Prepared For

With the 2022 year more than halfway over, many employers are beginning to look towards deadlines and checkpoints essential to closing the year on a strong note and creating a solid foundation for the 2023 year. One such pressing deadline for employers that sponsor self-funded medical plans is the July 31st deadline to pay the Patient […]
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Insight for Florida Employers: Implications of Governor DeSantis’s Florida Civil Rights Act Amendment

Earlier this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law House Bill 7 which contains “provisions designed to protect individual freedoms and prevent discrimination in the workplace” and has the effect of amending multiple instances of existing statutory law in Florida. Most notably, House Bill 7 revises the Florida Civil Rights Act, Fla. Stat. 760.10 with […]
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Final Rule May Have Negative Effects on Employers

On July 8, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued its Final Rule regarding how certain Multiemployer Pension Plans (MEPPs) may qualify to apply for Special Financial Assistance (SFA) as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the procedural processes involved. The final plan has many similarities but also […]
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Is Your Company Still Compliant with EEOC and Federal Employment Laws Concerning COVID-19?

As we’ve now surpassed the midway point of the 2022 year, it has been over two and a half years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States. Over that time period, schools, churches, restaurants, offices, and every other aspect of society was drastically altered at one point or another. However, as […]
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules Against Covid-19 as a Natural Disaster Under the WARN Act

The last two and a half years have been riddled with uncertainties and tragedies due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. One of the foremost and problematic issues for many Americans is job security throughout the pandemic. With many businesses closing during the heat of the pandemic and continued social distancing guidelines, mask mandates, and general Covid-19 […]
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