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As employers prepare for the third year of ACA-related reporting, new bipartisan legislation has been proposed that provides a glimmer of hope for the possibility that changes will be made to current IRS requirements. The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017, introduced by Senators Portman (R-OH) and Warner (D-VA), would significantly simplify ACA-related employer reporting.

After a variety of stops and starts, the revised regulations and compliance deadlines for OSHA's final rule on respirable crystalline silica exposure have finally arrived. This briefing will provide an overview of the final rule's new requirements, common control measures and dust elimination best practices.

Many emerging businesses, especially those in the incubation stage of research and product development in technology and life sciences industries, have long favored paying their employees with a combination of equity incentives and cash. One popular method to entice employees to remain onboard and share in the success of the company is to offer restricted stock units in lieu of higher salaries.

Since the end of August the property insurance market has seen a stark contrast to the prior historic lows of hurricane activity and industry catastrophic (Cat) losses. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria (HIM); the Chiapas and Central Mexico earthquakes; the California wildfires; and ongoing storm activity have the industry navigating the prospect of a $100 billion to $120 billion reduction in capital.  Insureds are rightly asking whether carrier rhetoric is signaling a reversal in market cycle.