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During the Coronavirus outbreak, working from home is becoming the new reality for many. Use these tips to successfully transition.

Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services make it easy to get a quick car ride or make some extra income. However, the convenience of ride-sharing doesn’t come without risks.

As the holiday season gets into full swing, many families decorate to spread some cheer and make their homes more festive. While holiday decorations can be fun and beautiful, they can also present fire hazards. To keep your home and family safe this holiday season, consider the following decorating tips.

The average adult who is at a healthy weight gains one pound during the holidays. For those that are already overweight, their weight gain is normally at least five pounds around the holidays. In spite of the statistics, there are some healthy things you can do while celebrating to stay in control of your eating and drinking.

Eating a well-balanced diet is a key component in living a long, healthy life. Many Americans think that eating healthy means they have to empty their wallets, which isn’t necessarily the truth.

On Dec. 20, 2017, the tax reform bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump shortly. This tax reform bill makes significant changes to the federal tax code. The bill does not impact the majority of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax provisions. However, it does reduce the ACA’s individual shared responsibility (or individual mandate) penalty to zero, effective beginning in 2019.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has signaled a change in how it monitors compliance with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate. Under this change, tax returns will no longer be automatically rejected if they do not certify whether the individual had health insurance for the year.

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin. Originally published by Kaiser Health News. More than 30 years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed a landmark health bill aimed at motivating pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for people whose rare diseases had been ignored. By the drugmakers’ calculations, the markets for such diseases weren’t big enough to bother

Brown & Brown of Louisiana will be having a Client Seminar on September 2nd, 2015 on how to complete the Large Employer Reporting that is required under the Affordable Care Act. We will also be speaking about Measuring Employees. Breakfast will be provided. Registration and Breakfast will start at 8:00 AM and the Seminar will

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision on samesex marriage. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples theright to marry. This case, Obergefell v. Hodges, involved challenges to same-sex marriage bans from four states—Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky. Even though the