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08/07/2025
Access additional Workspan Daily articles related to H.R. 1: The Facts on Tax: Breaking Down the H.R. 1 Overtime, Tips Provisions;How H.R. 1 Changes Your Section 127 and 529 Education Programs;Prepare Your Systems for H.R. 1-Related Reporting and Administration;New U.S.
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Workspan Daily
11/15/2024
Toward the HCE exemption, the DOL’s 2024 rule stipulated that classified workers make at least: $132,964 in total annual compensation on July 1 (up from the previous $107,432 outlined in the 2019 final rule), and;$151,164 on Jan. 1, 2025.; In effect, the Nov. 15 court decision: Nullified the Jan. 1 threshold increases;;Rescinded the July 1 increases;;Eliminated another increase slated for July 1, 2027; and,;Nixed the DOLrule’s automatic “escalator” provision, which would have increased the thresholds every three years going forward, starting with the July 1, 2027, compliance date.;
The 2019 thresholds of $35,568 for the EAP exemption and $107,432 for the HCE exemption — both set by the DOL under the first Trump administration — are poised to go back into effect, according to reports .
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Workspan Daily
07/24/2025
The Exception: Where Flat Commission Rate Plans Work
Flat commission rate structures do remain the right choice for many organizations.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
07/01/2025
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The decision to cover glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, on a group health plan is a complex one.
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Workspan Daily
09/04/2025
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The federal income tax credit for employers offering PFML was first introduced with passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Workspan Daily
11/07/2025
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Looking ahead to 2026, Johnson cited industry caution resulting from a slowing global economy, elevated market valuations and heightened credit risk.
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Workspan Daily
05/09/2025
Following the ruling, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026 (it had previously increased from $12.30 per hour to $13.75 on Jan. 1, 2025), and will adjust annually with the cost of living beginning in 2027.
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Workspan Daily
04/14/2025
Option 1: Wait and See
Some may call this a smart move since “we don’t know what we don’t know.”
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Workspan Daily
03/26/2026
While salary increase budgets appear to be relatively stable ( WTW reported a 3.5% average increase in the U.S. for 2026), some employers are considering following the path of companies like Starbucks, which gave a
flat 2% to all North American salaried employees.
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Workspan Daily
11/01/2024
Economy Added a Meager 12,000 Jobs in October
American jobs creation in October grew at its weakest rate since December 2020, according to employment data released Friday, Nov. 1 , by the U.S.
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