The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:  Effective July 16, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post the... Read More

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued notice increasing the minimum wage for service and construction workers doing work on federal projects. Beginning... Read More

Disabled veterans in the United States have been granted increased preference for government contracts through various federal programs and regulations. The key program that provides this preference is the Service-Disabled... Read More

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:  Effective June 27, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post the... Read More

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:   Effective June 23, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post... Read More

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:    Effective July 16, 2021, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post 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

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) recently enacted by Congress will soon become effective. The primary focus of the new law is the reduction of corporate and individual... 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

On July 25, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released All Agency Memorandum #25 (AAM), which serves as the DOL’s annual announcement of the adjustment of the Health & Welfare... Read More

Employers with self-insured health plans must pay the annual fee by July 31 The annual fee to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), paid by employers that sponsor self-insured... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that effective January 1, 2017, the minimum wage to be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with Federal contracts covered... Read More