On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act), into law. The OBBB…
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB Act), into law. The OBBB…
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care mandate (Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.). The Court’s decision requires…
On June 26, 2025, OSHA renewed its National Emphasis Program (NEP) focused on preventing amputations in manufacturing industries. The NEP went into effect on June 27, 2025, and will expire…
An employment separation is the end of an employee’s working relationship with an employer. It includes voluntary separations (i.e., resignation or retirement), involuntary separations (i.e., firing or layoff) and departures…
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). The fees are reported and paid annually using…
In February 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (Departments) to implement and enforce health care…
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (Departments) released a statement regarding nonenforcement of the 2024 final rule under the Mental…
On May 12, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) that aims to bring the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs in line with those paid by similar…
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2025-1 on how to determine employee or independent contractor status when enforcing the Fair Labor…