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Trucking companies and drivers should be aware that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has raised dozens of fines for violations that cover everything from recordkeeping to commercial driver's license...

Last November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo regarding updated guidance for nursing home surveyors, which addressed revisions to the State Operations Manual – Appendix...

On Jan. 7, the almost unthinkable happened.   PowerSchool, a third-party vendor that provides information management services to school districts, sent out a flurry of emails announcing that the company had...

At its meeting in December, the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors considered changes to funeral director licenses to make up a substantial budget deficit.   When the Pennsylvania Department of...

In another large-scale change to the Title IX regulations, a federal court on January 9, 2025 vacated the entirety of the Department of Education’s 2024 Final Rule.  The result of...

The past month saw significant developments in death care across the mid-Atlantic. At its Oct. 30 meeting, the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors spent several hours discussing draft regulations...

At the start of 2026, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will end, and with it, a major tax savings for affluent individuals will end. The estate and gift tax...

A Texas federal court has permanently blocked a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that had raised the minimum salary threshold to receive mandatory overtime pay through the...

The election of Donald Trump to his second term as the president of the United States brings hope to franchisors that policy making in Washington, DC will reflect changes made...

The past month saw another short meeting for the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors and the appointment of a new board member. At its Sept. 18 meeting, the board...