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Within the workplace, the actions of supervisors are where the rubber meets the road for following wage and hour laws. Here are five areas to pay attention to make sure you're not running afoul of any potential issues.

Employers have until March 1 to notify the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services whether their drug plan is creditable or noncreditable.

A new proposal on paid leave would let new parents finance time off from their jobs by slightly delaying the time at which they would collect Social Security benefits.

A proposed national "Right to Try" law would make it easier for terminally ill patients to get access to experimental drugs, but physicians and medical ethicists, as well as the drug industry, oppose such legislation.

According to documents circulating on Capitol Hill, the deal includes $6 billion in funding for treatment of mental health issues and opioid addiction and $2 billion in extra funding for the National Institutes of Health.

More employers are embracing high-deductible health plans, and brokers can be instrumental in helping them guide their employees toward the necessary mental and financial preparations.