COBRA Subsidy What Employers Need to Know

A six-month COBRA subsidy period was signed into law on March 11, 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).  It includes a 100% COBRA subsidy for all eligible employees and their covered dependents effective April 1 through September 30, 2021. All Employers with a group health plan will be required to pay 100% of COBRA or State...

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Major Changes to Exempt Status under the FLSA

The Department of Labor (DOL) has made some pervasive changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which will affect the minimum salary requirement for employees to be considered Exempt from overtime. As of December 1, 2016 the DOL has raised the minimum salary for administrative, professional, and executive positions from $23,660 to $47,476 to...

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