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Advantages of Benchmarking Your Benefits Program
An attractive benefits program is vital for your recruiting and retention efforts, but it is also a significant expense. To ensure you are providing a package that is both competitive and economical, you need to know how your offerings compare to others in your...
OSHA Suspends Vaccination Mandate
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today via its OSHA ETS homepage that it “has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation.” This announcement was...
Federal (Sub)Contractor Vaccination Mandate Update
On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“SFWTF”) updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors and its FAQs for contractors subject to the new vaccination mandate. Notably, the update includes an extension for the deadline to be...
2022 Health FSA Limit Increase
The IRS permits the following increases for health FSAs for plan years beginning in 2022: 1) $2,850 Contribution limit ($100 increase from the 2021 health FSA limit) and 2) $570 Carryover limit, for FSAs with a Carryover provision.
Court Halts OSHA ETS Vaccine Mandate
5th Circuit Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS - Vaccination Mandate Immediately following the issuance of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on the COVID-19 vaccination mandate applicable to most employers...
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Auto Dealers Webinar: Negligent Entrustment
Negligent Entrustment Automobile accidents are a growing and expensive liability for dealerships, mainly due to distracted driving and a legal concept called negligent entrustment. Many garage liability policies do not offer coverage for incidents of negligent...
Dealer Team Welcomes 40-Year Veteran and Industry Expert Chip Sellas
We are excited to welcome Chip Sellas to our Mobile team as marketing account executive in the Property & Casualty practice. Chip joins our dealership specialists in serving auto and equipment dealers in the Mobile Bay Area and across the Southeast. About...
Get Ahead of the Cost Curve: Work Comp Offers Savings in a Hard Market
Originally published in Birmingham Business Journal Oct. 30, 2020. Author: Allen Baker, Sr. Vice President of Property & Casualty Companies are experiencing increasing (or “hardening”) rates on their property and casualty insurance programs — an average 19%...