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April 24, 2017
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USCIS to Issue Redesigned Green Cards

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a redesign to the Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card) and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) as part of the Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project. USCIS will begin issuing the new cards on May 1, 2017. These redesigns use enhanced graphics and fraud-resistant security features to create cards...
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April 24, 2017
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States Rush in to Shore Up Obamacare

Led by Alaska, states are setting up reinsurance programs to help pay the health care costs of their most medically needy citizens in hopes that insurance companies won't abandon the Obamacare marketplace entirely. The latest to join the trend are Idaho, Oklahoma and Minnesota. Alaska was the first to establish a reinsurance fund, whichit  did in 2016. In Tennessee, where the announced depart...
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April 20, 2017
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EPA to Offer Buyouts to Shrink Workforce

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of President Trump's goal to shrink the federal workforce (and budget), is establishing a buyout program to reduce its 15,000-person staff. EPA acting deputy administrator Mike Flynn said the agency was acting on a letter from the White House urging immediate action on staffing reductions across the federal landscape. “In light of this guidan...
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April 20, 2017
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Overtime Rule Appeal Rescheduled for June 30

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has granted the Trump administration another extension in an appeal filed by the Obama White House over a federal court injunction blocking its proposed new overtime rule. The Trump Department of Labor (DOL) cited a lack of leadership -- i.e., the nominee for Secretary of Labor has yet to be confirmed -- in seeking the extension. The Obama-...
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April 18, 2017
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After Nearly Quarter-Century, Discrimination Case Is Settled

The Department of Labor (DOL) has settled a case that arose from a 1993 compliance review of NationsBank, N.A., that found systematic hiring violations involving African-American applicants for entry-level jobs and led to more than two decades of litigation. NationsBank merged with the Bank of America, N.A. in 1998. The review by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ...
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April 17, 2017
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EPA Seeks Regulatory Reform Input through May 15

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public commentary for its Regulatory Reform Task Force as it reassesses existing regulations. Announced on April 13 in the Federal Register, the commentary period runs through May 15. The announcement explains: Through this notice, EPA is soliciting such input from the public to inform its Task Force’s evaluation of existing regulations. Alt...
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April 17, 2017
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OSHA Website Resumes Reporting Violators and Citations

From Jan. 18 until just this past week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website turned strangely silent on announcing results of its investigations, sticking to a few mundane press releases about partnerships and a delay in the beryllium standard. Then on April 12, a press release was posted announcing the agency had cited the Atlantic Drain Service Co. Inc. for 18 vio...
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April 17, 2017
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Safety Stand-Downs Being Organized Today and Tomorrow in the Southeast

ATLANTA -- Fatalities among workers in the landscaping industry are a growing concern in the Southeast. From 2012 to 2016, 64 people employed in the industry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi died as a result of workplace injuries. In Florida, industry fatalities have nearly tripled since 2012. To stem the tide, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), industry asso...
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April 14, 2017
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HHS Announces Limited 'Fixes' to Obamacare

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday announced a set of limited "fixes" to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) going forward. "While these steps will help stabilize the individual and small group markets, they are not a long-term cure for the problems that the Affordable Care Act has created in our health care system," Seema Verma, the Trump administration offici...
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April 14, 2017
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Trump Signs Resolution Reversing DOL Rule on City-Run Private Retirement Plans

President Trump has signed a Congressional Resolution reversing a Department of Labor (DOL) rule allowing cities and municipalities to set up retirement plans for private businesses exempt from the rules of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The resolution was carried out through the Congressional Review Act (CRA). A second resolution overturning a similar DOL rule allowing...
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