GSA NATIONAL BLOG

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a proposed regulation that is intended to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order that would initiate a $15 minimum wage for federal... Read More

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:   $4.60 per hour $4.23 per hour for EO 13706 contracts $1.94 per hour for Hawaii... Read More

With the Department of Labor wage and hour investigations on the rise under the Biden Administration, now is an important time to review your company’s SCA and DBRA compliance practices. GSA... Read More

The House and Senate both overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to add Juneteenth to the list of federal holidays, and President Biden signed the legislation into law Thursday afternoon. ... Read More

President Biden’s recent nomination of David Weil to head the U.S. Department of Labor‘s Wage and Hour Division clearly mark his administration’s plans to restore worker classification rules and increase wage and hour... Read More

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers who are working on... Read More

GSA National is both proud and honored to announce that we have been awarded Palmetto Goodwill’s Corporate Partner of the Year 2019. In place of an originally scheduled presentation at Palmetto... Read More

Webinar Details:October 7, 2020, 2-3:30PM EST Click Here1.5 SHRM PDC credits available upon completion.   The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced guidance for employers with certain federal contracts regarding paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under... Read More

Effective June 29, 2020, the Health and Welfare Fringe Benefit Rates will remain $4.54 for those affected Service Contract Act wage determinations. The low-level (employee-by-employee) benefit will remain $4.54 per... Read More

  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will hire an additional 55 investigators and 8 technicians to support its efforts to assist employers and ensure compliance... Read More

On May 12th the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued relief for § 125 cafeteria plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it may be having on employees participating in... Read More