The AbilityOne program, formerly known as the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) program, is a federal initiative aimed at providing employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. The program... Read More

The Healthy Terminals Act is a piece of legislation that was introduced in New York in March of 2021, and New Jersey shortly thereafter, aiming to improve the working conditions... Read More

No other employee benefits firm supports more benefits, more carriers, or provides more solutions to government contractors. GSA National provides unique solutions to government contractors facing the challenges posed by... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans to add 100 investigators to its Wage and Hour (W&H) Division team to support its enforcement efforts to protect workers on federal contracts.  The... Read More

With the Department of Labor wage and hour investigations on the rise under the Biden Administration, now is an important time to review your company’s SCA and DBRA compliance practices. GSA... Read More

President Biden’s recent nomination of David Weil to head the U.S. Department of Labor‘s Wage and Hour Division clearly mark his administration’s plans to restore worker classification rules and increase wage and hour... Read More

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers who are working on... Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started issuing the first wave of Letters 226-J informing applicable large employers who did not comply with the ACA employer mandate for 2015 Plan... Read More

The IRS has announced new guidance regarding the Employer Shared Responsibility Payments (the “ESRPs”), which are the ACA penalties assessable to “Applicable Large Employers” for failing to provide affordable health... Read More

January came and went, as did the January 27 budget resolution deadline for a report on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reconciliation. Highlighted by the missed target date is the need... Read More

Effective immediately, federal contractors will need to comply with privacy training rules intended to ensure that their workforces protect personally identifiable information (PII). The rules also define PII as any... Read More

A Blizzard of SCA News Hopefully you spent this year’s blizzard home and warm curled up next to some loved ones in front of a raging fire as it blew... Read More