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Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of…

July 31 was the deadline for sponsors of non-calendar-year benefit plans to file Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, with the IRS. Plan sponsors can request a...

PBGC Rule on Multiemployer Pension…

On July 9, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) issued an interim final rule on the process for eligible troubled multiemployer pension plans (MEPPs) to apply for and obtain...

National Transportation Atlas Database Summer…

The Summer 2021 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) was released today with the new Alternative Fuel Corridors dataset and 11 updated datasets. The Alternat...

DOL Proposes Rule to Enforce…

Many federal contractors would have to pay workers at least $15 an hour by 2022 under a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that would implement and enforce a rec...

Can Employers Require Vaccines for…

Federal law allows employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees who’ve been infected with COVID-19 and those who haven’t, legal experts say. Although COVID-19 v...

Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down…

According to the Society for Human Resources, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Nieto v. Clark’s Market, Inc., ruling that employers must pay emp...

Visa Processing Delays Expected into…

Understaffed and closed U.S. consulates around the globe are resulting in extensive visa delays for foreign workers trying to work in the U.S. — delays that could last well into ...

FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders…

FTR reports continued softness in preliminary trailer orders in June, coming in at 11,000 units, 16% above a weak May and -24% y/y. Trailer orders for the past twelve months tota...

Final Demand Producer Prices up…

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 6.6% from May 2020 to May 2021, the largest over-the-year advance since 12-month changes were first calculated in November 2010....