On Dec. 31, 2021, minimum wage rates in New York state will increase to $15 per hour for Long Island and Westchester, and $13.20 per hour for the remainder of the state.

This article discusses the repercussions of data breach fatigue on organizations and the steps organizations can take to ensure they don’t become complacent to cybersecurity needs.

The Biden Administration has called upon the Small Business Association (SBA) to increase financial support for small businesses. Specifically, the SBA is strengthening its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program by increasing available loan amounts from $500,000 to $2 million. This article explains further.

On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed executive orders requiring federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden also directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft a new emergency rule requiring all businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure all of their workers are either tested for COVID-19 once a week or fully vaccinated.

For the past two decades, health costs have increased each year. This happens for a variety of reasons, such as inflation or, say, a global pandemic. With that in mind, employers can bank on prices going up in 2022. This article includes five ways to help reduce spending without compromising benefits quality.