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Съветът по HRA 2026: Приемането на ICHRA нараства с 34% при големите работодатели и с 52% при малките — семейните премии достигат 26 993 щ.д.
Съвет по HRA: Приемането на ICHRA при ALE нараства с 34%, при малките работодатели с 52%, ~1 млн. осигурени лица, напрежение върху семейните премии от 26 993 щ.д. — какво означава 2026 г. за определения принос.
Държавните закони за поверителност на данните на служителите се разширяват през 2026 г.: Новите задължения за оценка на риска и уведомяване на HR
От 1 януари 2026 г. CCPA изисква оценки на риска за HR данни, а нови държавни закони за поверителност в IN, KY, RI влизат в сила — какво трябва да картографира, разкрие и минимизира HR.
Вашингтон забранява клаузите за неконкуренция от 30 юни 2027 г.: Какво означава ESHB 1155 за минали и съществуващи споразумения
ESHB 1155 на Вашингтон забранява всички клаузи за неконкуренция от 30 юни 2027 г. — включително съществуващите споразумения — с уведомление до 1 октомври 2027 г. и глоба от 5000 щатски долара. Какво остава приложимо.
Overtime Rule in 2026: The $58,656 Salary Threshold Stay, Duties Test, and the Compliance Checklist for Reclassifying Exempt Employees
The $58,656 threshold was vacated — $35,568 is the enforceable level — but salary is only a third of exemption; duties decide the rest, and reclassification lives or dies on time records and the regular rate.
Payday Super Is Live: What Australian Small Business Employers Must Do Now
Australia's Payday Super reform, effective 1 July 2026, requires employers to remit superannuation guarantee contributions within 7 business days of payday, replacing the old quarterly deadline and late-payment offset with a stacked penalty regime that adds GIC interest, up to a 60% administrative uplift, and fund-choice loading.
Independent Contractor Misclassification: Why One Parking-Spot Company Paid $6 Million and What the 2026 DOL Rules Mean for Your Hiring
Contractor misclassification can cost over $100,000 per worker. Learn how the 2026 DOL rules tighten classification requirements and why industries from delivery services to healthcare tech are facing major reclassification lawsuits.
Kentucky HB 185: How the New Occupational License Predetermination Law Affects Small Business Hiring
Kentucky's HB 185, in effect statewide since July 15, 2026, lets applicants with a conviction history request a binding predetermination from a licensing board before paying for training, and bars boards from treating any felony as automatically disqualifying — a change that directly affects the labor pool for small businesses hiring cosmetologists, HVAC techs, real estate agents, and other licensed trades.
H-1B $100,000 Fee Struck Down: What the First Circuit Ruling Means for Small Employers
On July 24, 2026 the First Circuit denied a stay of the Massachusetts district court's vacatur of the $100,000 H-1B supplemental fee, so the charge is not currently being collected while the government's appeal proceeds — but the ruling isn't final and could reverse.
Your Payroll Provider Now Wants to Handle Your State Registrations Too — Here's Why That Matters
Gusto's acquisition of compliance-automation platform Mosey signals that multi-state registration is becoming a payroll-provider feature. Small businesses under 50 employees spend about $14,700 per employee per year on regulatory compliance, and a first hire in a new state triggers foreign qualification, withholding and SUTA accounts, workers' comp, and new-hire reporting — each with its own agency, deadline, and penalties.
Pay Transparency Laws in 2026: A State-by-State Guide for Small Businesses
As of 2026, roughly 20 states plus Washington D.C. require salary-range disclosure in job postings, and the laws apply based on where a remote job could be performed — not where the employer is based. Employee-count thresholds range from 1 to 50+, and penalties run from $250 per violation in Illinois to $25,000 in Massachusetts. Here is what small businesses must disclose, how to handle "Remote — US" listings, and a six-step compliance checklist.
Should Your Small Business Use a PEO? Co-Employment, Costs, and Liability Explained
A PEO enters a co-employment arrangement that shares payroll tax and compliance liability with your business — pricing runs $40-160 per employee per month or 2-12% of payroll, and IRS CPEO certification determines whether the PEO fully absorbs federal tax liability.
Colorado Rewrote Its AI Hiring Law: What Employers Must Do Before January 1, 2027
Colorado repealed SB 24-205 and replaced it with SB 26-189, which regulates automated decision-making technology (ADMT) in hiring starting January 1, 2027. Employers over 40 employees must give pre-use notice, provide a 30-day adverse-action explanation with human review, and retain records for three years — enforced only by the Attorney General, with penalties up to $20,000 per violation.