2026 Regulatory Issues: Top Compliance Issues Businesses Should Know

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026

As businesses close out 2025, many leaders are hoping for a more predictable year ahead. The reality, however, is that 2026 introduces one of the most complex regulatory environments employers have faced in years. From sweeping tax changes and the lingering impact of a federal government shutdown to expanding state retirement mandates, paid leave laws, and fast-moving artificial intelligence regulation, compliance obligations are becoming broader—and more fragmented.

At the same time, limited federal legislative action has

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What Employers Need to Know About New York Secure Choice Savings Program

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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New York employers that do not currently offer a workplace retirement plan will soon face new compliance responsibilities. The New York Secure Choice Savings Program introduces mandatory retirement savings access for certain businesses, requiring eligible employers to facilitate payroll deductions into employee-owned retirement accounts.

While the program is designed to improve retirement readiness across the state, it also creates new administrative considerations for employers—particularly small and mid-sized organizations that have not previously sponsored retirement benefits.

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Difference Between State-Administered Retirement Programs and Employer-Sponsored 401(k) Plans

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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Retirement readiness has become a growing concern for policymakers, employers, and workers alike. As of late 2023, 18 states have enacted legislation creating state-administered retirement programs, with nine fully implemented. These initiatives are designed to address a major gap in retirement access: millions of American workers—particularly those employed by small businesses—still lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan.

For employers, especially those without an existing retirement benefit, this raises an important strategic question: Is it

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Managing Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirements Due in 2026

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting has never been a “last-minute” task—but heading into the 2026 reporting year, the stakes are even higher. Updated affordability thresholds, increasingly hybrid workforces, and tighter electronic filing rules mean employers must be more deliberate than ever in how they track, test, and report health coverage data.

For Applicable Large Employers (ALEs)—generally businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees—ACA compliance is not just about meeting deadlines. It’s about aligning payroll,

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The Interplay of Benefits and ESG Reporting

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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How Your Health Plan Impacts Your Company’s Social

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Burnout Prevention vs. Treatment: Proactive Wellness Programs to Measure and Reduce Workplace Stress

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026

Employee burnout has evolved from an abstract workplace

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Designing Family-Forming Benefits as a Talent Magnet

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026

How to Design Inclusive Coverage for IVF, Adoption, and Surrogacy

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How to Leverage Employee Benefits Data: Key Metrics HR Needs to Track to Prove Benefits ROI

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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As healthcare and benefits costs continue to rise faster than inflation, HR leaders are under growing pressure to do more than simply administer benefits as they must now prove that their benefits strategies deliver measurable business value. Executive leadership increasingly wants answers to difficult questions:

The Benefits of Blockchain for Claims Processing

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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Is Distributed Ledger Technology the Solution

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Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) Explained: Is RBP the Future of Group Health or a High-Risk Gamble?

By Todd Taylor  |  Last updated: May 7, 2026
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As U.S. healthcare costs continue to rise at unsustainable rates, more employers are searching for non-traditional ways to regain control over their medical spending. Premium increases, network consolidation, growing pharmacy costs, and opaque hospital pricing structures have made it increasingly difficult for companies, particularly small to mid-sized employers, to forecast budgets or maintain affordable coverage for employees.

Among the alternative cost-containment strategies gaining attention is Reference-Based Pricing (RBP), a model that promises dramatic cost reductions by

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