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Health Welfare Plan Limits for 2023

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Due to the recent surge in inflation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced (via Rev. Proc. 2022-24), inflation-adjusted limits to health savings account (HSA) contributions and high deductible health plans effective for 2023. Adjustments will also be made to the maximum amount that may be made available for excepted-benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRA’s). These…

DOJ: Combatting Discrimination During Opioid Crisis

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Click here to read the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Civil Right’s Division’s guidance regarding how to combat discrimination against people in treatment or recovery for opioid addiction …

OSHA: National Safety Stand-Down (Event Details)

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Click here for event details regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s National Safety Stand-down …

OSHA: National Safety Stand-Down (Falls Prevention)

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Click here to discover more about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction …

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HRWS (Chart): Tracking Unemployment Rate Changes from February to March 2022

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Click the link below to view the HR Workplace Services (HRWS) Chart, tracking Unemployment Rate Changes from February to March 2022 (statistically significant states): HRWS Unemployment Chart January to February 2022 About HRWS HR Workplace Services, Inc. (HRWS) partners with the nation’s top insurance brokers and agencies providing their clients with best-in-class services for support and…

CDC Drops All Countries From ‘Do Not Travel’ COVID List

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its international COVID-19 travel advisory system, dropping all countries from its highest-risk category, which warns travelers to avoid nonessential travel due to very high levels of coronavirus cases. About HRWS HR Workplace Services, Inc. (HRWS) partners with the nation’s top insurance brokers and agencies providing their…

EEOC: 2021 EEO-1 Component Data Collection Platform has Opened

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Click here to access the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection online filing system …

U.S. Travelers’ Mask Mandate Extended

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The Biden Administration has extended its mask mandate for travel on airplanes, in airports, on buses and on rail systems until May 3 2022. The two-week extension became official, as an order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based off the rise in cases from BA.2 since early April. About HRWS HR…

White House: Actions to Lessen Medical Debt & Increase Consumer Protections

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Click here to read The White House fact sheet on new actions taken to lessen the burden of medical debt and increase of consumer protections …

OSHA: Enforcement Program Identifies Employers Omitting Inquiry and Illness Data

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Click here to read the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s press release regarding their new enforcement program set to identify employers that are failing to submit inquiry and illness data …

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