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[Human Resource Capabilities](https://www.bukaty.com/payroll-accounting-2/human-resource-capabilities) - [Accounting Services](https://www.bukaty.com/payroll-accounting-2/accounting-services) # News & Insights [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_516617397_400600_PEO.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_516617397_400600_PEO.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-peos) April 23, 2024 ## [Taking a closer look at PEOs](https://insights.bukaty.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-peos) Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are a trending topic in the employee benefit arena. PEOs can bring efficiency and ease to some businesses, but partnering with a PEO is not a blanket solution for all organizations. It’s important to analyze all aspects of a PEO before making a transition. [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-peos) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_588675289400600_Returntowork.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_588675289400600_Returntowork.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/perfecting-the-return-to-work-process) April 23, 2024 ## [Perfecting the return-to-work process](https://insights.bukaty.com/perfecting-the-return-to-work-process) Despite all the safeguards an organization may have in place, injuries on the clock can still occur. In the unfortunate event that a job-related injury is serious enough to impact an employee’s ability to perform at normal capacity, it is important for employers to have proper return-to-work... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/perfecting-the-return-to-work-process) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_492195609400600_EEOC.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_492195609400600_EEOC.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/irs-sets-the-2024-pcori-fee-amount) April 23, 2024 ## [IRS sets the 2024 PCORI fee amount](https://insights.bukaty.com/irs-sets-the-2024-pcori-fee-amount) Self-funded health plan sponsors should note the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee is due on July 31, 2024. The fee per covered individual for plan years ending on or after January 31, 2023, through September 30, 2023, is $3.00. The fee per covered individual for plans ending... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/irs-sets-the-2024-pcori-fee-amount) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_180932480400600_PCORI.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_180932480400600_PCORI.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeo-1-data-collection-starts-april-30) April 23, 2024 ## [EEO-1 data collection starts April 30](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeo-1-data-collection-starts-april-30) Private employers with more than 100 employees should begin preparing for the web-based 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection, which opens on April 30. Submissions must be completed by June 4. Affected employers must report workforce demographic data like the number of individuals employed by job... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeo-1-data-collection-starts-april-30) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_494628893400600_PWFA.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_494628893400600_PWFA.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeoc-publishes-final-rule-on-pwfa) April 23, 2024 ## [EEOC publishes final rule on PWFA](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeoc-publishes-final-rule-on-pwfa) On April 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) [final rule](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act) on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was published. The regulation is effective June 18, 2024. [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/eeoc-publishes-final-rule-on-pwfa) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_336290795400600_CDC.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_336290795400600_CDC.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/cdc-revises-respiratory-virus-recommendations) April 23, 2024 ## [CDC revises respiratory virus recommendations](https://insights.bukaty.com/cdc-revises-respiratory-virus-recommendations) Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [updated](https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0301-respiratory-virus.html) its guidance for combating respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. The CDC notes the new guidance reflects progress made in protecting against severe COVID-19 cases. With the peak pandemic days in the rearview mirror, the... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/cdc-revises-respiratory-virus-recommendations) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_116562645_400600_overtime.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/2024%20Spring%20news%20you%20can%20use/2024%20spring%20images/AdobeStock_116562645_400600_overtime.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/final-federal-overtime-rule-submitted-for-publication) April 23, 2024 ## [Final federal overtime rule submitted for publication](https://insights.bukaty.com/final-federal-overtime-rule-submitted-for-publication) The Department of Labor released the long-awaited [final rule](https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fsites%2Fdolgov%2Ffiles%2FWHD%2Fflsa%2Fot-541-final-rule.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cebalint%40bukaty.com%7C2bf708dca0ee4ca0238a08dc6469eca7%7Cd4d7215470154847a517f1229e68e85a%7C0%7C0%7C638495653341017705%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xJPv7ZQGIT0kTsV9SteSoSddOUNaZrEVy23MVhH7AjA%3D&reserved=0) addressing changes to overtime salary thresholds. The rule is pending publication in the *Federal Register*. Starting on July 1, 2024, [executive](https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fagencies%2Fwhd%2Ffact-sheets%2F17b-overtime-executive&data=05%7C02%7Cebalint%40bukaty.com%7C2bf708dca0ee4ca0238a08dc6469eca7%7Cd4d7215470154847a517f1229e68e85a%7C0%7C0%7C638495653341029714%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KDA3yGzH%2Fo8Eg78RZIKihC9oMu8z83WgNN6HC8hRqVg%3D&reserved=0), [administrative](https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fagencies%2Fwhd%2Ffact-sheets%2F17c-overtime-administrative&data=05%7C02%7Cebalint%40bukaty.com%7C2bf708dca0ee4ca0238a08dc6469eca7%7Cd4d7215470154847a517f1229e68e85a%7C0%7C0%7C638495653341037804%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L0Wy56XC%2Fj8BIrgCAy57jFPdqaGnBrS0c7C50ALiblU%3D&reserved=0) and [professional](https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fagencies%2Fwhd%2Ffact-sheets%2F17d-overtime-professional&data=05%7C02%7Cebalint%40bukaty.com%7C2bf708dca0ee4ca0238a08dc6469eca7%7Cd4d7215470154847a517f1229e68e85a%7C0%7C0%7C638495653341044371%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CfvNyn6XhzXCYaY9PtflfsZxpdwiwv2olghU2W2DDlQ%3D&reserved=0) employees who are exempt from overtime based on their duties... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/final-federal-overtime-rule-submitted-for-publication) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/Winter%202024%20news%20you%20can%20use/article%20images/AdobeStock_491387855%20-%20worker%20classification.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/Winter%202024%20news%20you%20can%20use/article%20images/AdobeStock_491387855%20-%20worker%20classification.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/newly-published-worker-classification-rule-challenged) January 23, 2024 ## [Newly published worker classification rule challenged](https://insights.bukaty.com/newly-published-worker-classification-rule-challenged) The Department of Labor (DOL) published the [final rule](https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalregister.gov%2Fdocuments%2F2024%2F01%2F10%2F2024-00067%2Femployee-or-independent-contractor-classification-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act&data=05%7C02%7Cebalint%40bukaty.com%7C6a5dc34fc4b54221e72608dc1c5bef08%7Cd4d7215470154847a517f1229e68e85a%7C0%7C0%7C638416428450964280%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nARRDpfUiJM6ZKsp4Qoy6hqrIHe4yEitZaKdlRRAQRQ%3D&reserved=0) addressing independent contractor classifications this month. The rule is set take effect March 11, 2024. [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/newly-published-worker-classification-rule-challenged) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2024/Winter%202024%20news%20you%20can%20use/article%20images/AdobeStock_58871737%20-%20mileage%20rate.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2024/Winter%202024%20news%20you%20can%20use/article%20images/AdobeStock_58871737%20-%20mileage%20rate.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/2024-standard-mileage-rate-and-more) January 23, 2024 ## [2024 standard mileage rate and more](https://insights.bukaty.com/2024-standard-mileage-rate-and-more) The IRS establishes annual standard mileage rates that can be used to calculate the deductible cost of operating automobiles for business, charity, medical, or moving purposes. 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