What Happened: Policy and Politics
Baseline: The future of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed in 2022 to boost US clean energy with new tax incentives, hangs in the balance. President-elect Trump and some Republicans in…
No More Fraud Vampires: Whistleblowers Put a Stake in Phlebotomy Unlawful Kickback Scheme
31 October 2024. Two whistleblowers “stopped the bleeding” caused by an alleged kickback scheme perpetrated by a mobile phlebotomy service based in California. Veni-Express, Inc. and its owners have agreed to pay…
Dow Jones Today: Major Indexes Hit New Record Highs as Federal Reserve Rate Decision Looms
Nvidia is World's Most Valuable Company—Watch These Levels 1 hr 28 min ago Nvidia (NVDA) this week surged into the top position among the world’s most valuable companies by market capitalization,…
Quincy Jones Lived with Brain Aneurysms, Diabetes for Years Before His Death at 91
Quincy Jones, the iconic music mogul who produced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” died recently at the age of 91. Jones lived with type 2 diabetes for years and previously shared how…
An Extra 5 Minutes of Vigorous Exercise Per Day Could Help Lower Blood Pressure
New research shows adding a few minutes of vigorous “everyday” physical activity to your daily exercise routine could help control blood pressure. Heart-pumping activities like cycling, running, and stair climbing…
Let’s Circle Back (and eFile) after the Holidays
The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited to participate in voluntary eFiling last summer, and the CPSC…
IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has announced the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2025: The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may…
Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Soar As Investors React to Election Results; Bitcoin Hits Record High
Major Indexes Poised to Skyrocket at Wednesday's Open 6 minutes ago Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 3%. S&P 500 futures were up 2.3%. Nasdaq 100…
Office Politics: The Basics for Private Employers
In case you haven’t noticed the yard signs popping up like mushrooms, the constant barrage of television and radio advertisements, or the unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers, we are…
James Van Der Beek’s Colon Cancer Diagnosis Highlights Alarming Trend In Young People
Actor James Van Der Beek, formerly of “Dawson’s Creek, announced that he is battling colorectal cancer. The 47-year-old actor’s diagnosis is part of a startling trend in rising colon cancer…