Regulation

House Republicans are edging closer to accepting President Donald Trump’s suggestion to combine their tax legislation with a repeal of the mandate that all individuals purchase health insurance.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is pushing to keep alive the idea of including a repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate in the tax overhaul plan.

Employers need to understand the rules when dealing with employees’ time away from work.

Eliminating the Obamacare component is seen as a way to pay for tax cuts, but its removal could cause instability in the health insurance market.

Many potential employees equate LinkedIn profiles to digital resumes, but there are a number of negative red flags employers, including benefit firms, should look out for. Several experts at Young Entrepreneur Council, an organization of business founders younger than 40, give advice on the red flags to watch for on the profiles of your potential recruits.

However, many organizations still hoping Congress takes on Cadillac tax and other insurance levies.

Revisions to the House tax plan are expected and experts advise employers to continue thinking about retirement plan alternatives.

Even though the DOL has given employers a brief reprieve for applying new disability regulations to ERISA plan claims, changes are likely.

Employers and their advisers need to understand the rules when dealing with employees’ time away from work.

The department's proposal furthers efforts to undo the controversial regulation.