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FMCSA Makes Changes to Hours of Service
In an effort to improve safety and allow more flexibility for commercial motor vehicle drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made four modifications to the hours of service (HOS) regulations. The new rule does not increase driving time and...
Compliance ✔- 2021 ACA Penalty Amounts
The IRS increased the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) pay or play penalties for the 2021 calendar year: Section 4980H(a) penalty: $2,700 per full-time employee (minus the first 30 employees) when an ALE does not offer coverage to “substantially all” full-time employees...
Compliance ✔- FFCRA Leave FAQ: School Reopenings
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance yesterday to help employers respond to leave requests from employees who are caring for their child(ren) due to their school closure. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), applicable employers must...
Hurricane & Tropical Storm Preparedness Guide
Hurricane and emergency preparedness planning, risk evaluation and action steps that will be taken are each part of a process that evolves as a known weather event develops and moves closer to landfall. Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to become a Cat 2 or 3 hurricane...
CDC States People Can Continue to Test Positive and Not Be Infectious
There has been some confusion regarding immunity to reinfection with COVID-19 in the 3 months after infection. The study shows that people can continue to test positive for 3 months after diagnosis and not be infectious to other people. This does not imply that a...
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Our Employee Benefits Practice Welcomes Former Work Comp. Litigator and Private Business Owner
We are excited to welcome Billy DeBuys, former attorney and business owner, to our team as vice president in the Employee Benefits Practice. Billy comes to us after an impressive legal career serving as a workers’ compensation litigator for privately held companies...
Valent Group Awarded Best Place to Work by the Birmingham Business Journal
Celebrate Good Times! It takes hard work and passion to build a strong company culture. It takes even more to build one employees are proud enough to call a "Best Place to Work." Still harder, how many companies can say they've earned that distinction two years in a...
In Business Alabama: Paul Barber Discusses Insurance Issues During the COVID-19 Crisis
As part of a series discussing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on various businesses and industries, our President Paul Barber authored an article for Business Alabama magazine sharing his insights into the impact of the outbreak on the insurance space. Regarding...