Compliance

Acting commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi testified at a congressional hearing on Wednesday at which House members faulted SSA for issuing billions of dollars of overpayments, then demanding that beneficiaries pay the funds back.

Since the EEOC has landed a budget $26 million increase, employment attorneys' advice to their clients is simple: Be on your best behavior and let the fair treatment of workers, free of discrimination, prevail.

Companies will have to report cyber incidents within four days of determining they're material, a tight timeframe that requires cooperation from third-party service providers that most firms have not yet secured.

Because of aggressive marketing by firms encouraging small businesses to claim the pandemic-era tax break, the feds are worried about fraud, however, tax experts disagree on whether or not the 180-day extension is necessary.

Speakers at SIIA's recent national conference in Phoenix had a lot to say about self-funding strategies, the Gag Clause Prohibition, artificial intelligence and the fututure of employee benefits and health care.

The first half of the year also saw cyber insurance claims ticked up 12%, driven by an increase in ransomware and funds transfer fraud.