February Recap: What You Missed From Seubert

Check out what you might have missed in February, including new ACA reporting changes and penalty relief, increased DOL civil penalty amounts for 2025, and the top violations leading to out-of-service orders in 2024.

1. New ACA Reporting and Penalty Relief
   Commercial  | Published February 2025  |  Read the full post
   At the end of 2024, Congress passed two new laws, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act, which eased Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements for employers and set new limits on the IRS’ assessment of “pay-or-play” penalties.

2. DOL Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2025
   Human Resources | Published February 2025  | Read the full post
   The Department of Labor (DOL) has releasedits 2024 inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalties that may be assessed on employers for violations of a wide range of federal laws, including:

• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);
• The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA);
• The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); and
• The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

To maintain their deterrent effect, the DOL is required to adjust these penalties for inflation no later than Jan. 15 of each year.

3. Top Violations Causing Out-of-Service Orders in 2024
   Transportation |  Published December 2024  | Read the full post
   To help drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) remain safe and keep trucking businesses in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Materials Regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records the number of violations discovered through roadside inspections conducted by Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program inspectors.

Contact us to see how you could minimize risk:

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