SourceAmerica and AbilityOne Contracts – A History and Overview

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

August 23, 2023
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Government Contractors: Understanding the Healthy Terminals Act

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

August 3, 2023
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The Service Contract Act and its Importance to Federal Contracting Brokers

The Service Contract Act (SCA) is a federal labor law that applies to certain service contracts entered into by the federal government. It requires contractors and subcontractors to provide certain... Read More

June 7, 2023
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SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS

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

November 2, 2022
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Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Government Contractors, Adjusting for Inflation

Earlier this year, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026, which increased the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $15. On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the... Read More

October 4, 2022
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US DOL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO HIRE 100 INVESTIGATORS TO SUPPORT WAGE AND HOUR INVESTIGATIONS

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

March 1, 2022
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The Importance of SCA and DBRA Compliance and Review of Recent DOL Violations

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

July 2, 2021
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President Biden’s Nomination For WHD Signals Classification, Enforcement Push

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

June 15, 2021
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Palmetto Goodwill Names GSA National as Corporate Partner of the Year

GSA National is both proud and honored to announce that we have been awarded Palmetto Goodwill’s Corporate Partner of the Year 2019. In place of an originally scheduled presentation at Palmetto... Read More

December 16, 2020
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Employers Urged To Continue ACA Compliance Efforts

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

February 14, 2017
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DOL Introduces Wage Determination and Job Title Updates

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

January 26, 2016
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Labor and Employment Alert: HPID Deadline Delayed

The November 5, 2014 deadline that had been previously set by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for most self-insured health plans to obtain a health plan identification number... Read More

November 3, 2014
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