News & Insights

In March, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an agency performance report summarizing its efforts to combat and prevent employment discrimination under the Trump Administration.

Private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal contractors must annually file an EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The collection period does not follow a fixed schedule and varies year by year. While exact deadlines for 2025 data have yet to be...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules for 2026. These inflation-adjusted penalties reinforce the importance of strong compliance...

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently updated its enforcement approach, including reclassifying violations and increasing penalties for several commonly made Form I-9 errors. This marks a major shift from long-standing guidance that has been in place for nearly 30 years.

At the end of last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-61 announcing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee. 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a Final Rule clarifying the definition of qualified tips under the “no-tax-on-tips” provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The rule also adds floral designers, visual artists and gas pump attendants to the list of occupations that...

Employers should consider biweekly payroll implications 

Biweekly pay schedules typically produce 26 pay periods per year, generally resulting in two paychecks a month. Because of a calendar anomaly, it’s possible employees may receive 27 paychecks this year rather than the standard 26. While it’s...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a revised Form W-2 and draft instructions to accommodate the tax implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed in 2025. For employers, the OBBBA provisions create additional reporting requirements starting in 2026 that are...

Employers are legally responsible for posting a number of federal and state labor law posters.Failure to display relevant posters in a conspicuous area within an employee workplace can result in costly fines. 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2026-10, increasing the business standard mileage rate to 72.5 cents per mile, effective January 1, 2026.