by Market Cheetah | Feb 5, 2021 | Benefits and Taxation, Educational Assistance, Human Resources, Influencing Government Policy
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order pausing federal student loan payments. HR students and emerging HR professionals are closely monitoring the situation as the president and Congress consider further, permanent action to alleviate student debt.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 30, 2021 | Health Care Reform, Human Resources, Influencing Government Policy
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 28, 2021, that directs federal agencies to reconsider rules and other policies that limit Americans’ access to health care, such as by allowing less-comprehensive coverage under alternatives to Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliant plans.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 5, 2021 | Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care FSAs), Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs), Human Resources, Influencing Government Policy
The Consolidated Appropriations Act allows participants to roll over all unused amounts in their health and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. Employers can also allow employees to change their health or dependent care FSA contribution rates during 2021.
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by Market Cheetah | Sep 19, 2020 | Family and Medical Leave, Human Resources, Influencing Government Policy
In a comment letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), the Society for Human Resource Management highlighted the challenges and frustrations that HR professionals say they confront as they comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and recommended regulatory changes to address these issues.
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