Employment and benefit-related legislation

September 24-26, 2018, New Orleans, LA Employee Benefits: Today and Beyond The ever-changing employee benefits landscape requires employers to clearly identify and refine their objectives that help employees control health-care related costs, maintain financial and overall wellness.

From paid sick leave to workplace harassment, employers have a bevy of compliance challenges from the federal, state and local levels, says attorney Diana Bardes.

Tax reform, paid leave laws and overtime regulations are some of the changes business owners are considering as they plan for the year ahead.

Proposal would deliver grants to back the development of benefit models for contracts, self-employed and temp workers.

The Self-Insurance Protection Act, already passed by the House, aims to assure stop-loss insurance will continue to be available to self-funded employers.

After being urged by experts not to inhibit employees’ ability to save for their post-work years, the White House said incentives would not be cut.

The proposed Lifetime Income Disclosure Act may push workers to set aside more money for their post-employment years.

Alexander Acosta expresses support for increasing above the 2004 level the salary threshold at which overtime must be paid to employees, but declined to commit to defend the rate put in place by the Obama administration.