People Risk Management Today

Neil Gorsuch Confirmed as 113th Justice of the United States Supreme Court

President Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 7, 2017. Gorsuch fills the vacancy due to former Supreme Court Justice Antonin...

OSHA Delays Enforcement of Crystalline Silica Standard in Construction Industry

On April 6, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that enforcement of the crystalline silica standard set forth in the final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable...

Congress Eliminates OSHA Continuous Reporting Obligation Rule

What played out as a soap opera of sorts involving all three branches of government has resulted in relief for employers. On March 22, 2017, the Senate narrowly adopted House...

Long-Awaited Repeal and Replacement Plan for ACA Unveiled

On March 6, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released a proposed budget reconciliation bill, entitled the American Health Care Act, to replace portions of the...

The IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Fixed-Indemnity Health Plans

While many Americans will remember January 20, 2017 as the day the 45th President of the United States was sworn into office, employee benefits experts will also remember it as...