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February 8, 2017
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Recent Regulatory and Legal Updates You Should Be Aware Of

In the past year, covering the end of the Obama administration to the beginning of the Trump White House, several developments have taken place on the legal and regulatory fronts that employers should be aware of and comply with as needed. Jan. 22, 2017: Revised Form I-9 use is mandated. The new employment eligibility form that must be used for all new hires comes now in both a plain paper and...
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February 1, 2017
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EEOC Increases Fines for Posting Violations

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it would be increasing the penalty for notice posting violations from $525 to $534. This penalty will be effective for violations occurring after March 2, 2017. >This penalty increase of about one percent due to inflation is a great selling point for our SS1s and subscriptions. The last EEOC penalty increase...
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January 31, 2017
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OSHA Form 300A Must Be Posted by Feb. 1

Unless your business is on the exempted industry list or you have fewer than 10 employees, by Feb. 1 you must display your completed OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, even if you've had no injuries or illnesses in the previous year. The Form 300A must remain on display until April 30.
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January 31, 2017
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White House Withdraws Hold on Environmental Protection Agency Grants

Shortly after inauguration on Jan. 20, President Trump and his staff ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cease awarding grants and contracts while they reviewed what was happening. Late Friday, the review was completed and all grants and contracts, totaling at least $4 billion a year, were back on track, with nothing being withheld, according to the EPA's acting administrator,...
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January 31, 2017
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Trump Vows to Continue Protecting LGBTQ Workers' Rights

President Trump announced today that he will continue to enforce an executive order issued by  his predecessor, Barack Obama, that protects the workplace rights of those in the LGBTQ community at businesses operating under federal contracts. "The President is proud to have been the first-ever GOP (Republican) nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging ...
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January 30, 2017
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Trump Orders Two Regulations Eliminated for Each New One Issued

Moving to fulfill his goal of reducing federal regulations by 75 percent, President Trump today signed an executive order mandating that two existing regulations be eliminated for each new one that's promulgated. “We don’t need 97 different rules to take care of one element,” Trump told a group of small-business owners meeting with him on Monday. The order asks federal agencies to come up wit...
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January 27, 2017
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President Names Miscimarra Acting Chairman of NLRB

President Donald J. Trump has named board member Philip A. Miscimarra Acting Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). “It is an honor to be named NLRB Acting Chairman by the president,” Miscimarra said. “I remain committed to the task that Congress has assigned to the board, which is to foster stability and to apply the National Labor Relations Act in an even-handed manner that s...
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January 27, 2017
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Trump Orders Obamacare Advertising to Stop

In the few days remaining before Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) enrollment ends on Jan. 31, President Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pull all advertising for the health care program. HHS spokespersons refused to confirm the White House order, but those speaking anonymously said the directive included pulling advertisements that have already bee...
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January 26, 2017
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DOJ Asks for Delay in Overtime Rule Appeal to Reconsider Whether to Proceed

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 25 asked the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for a 30-day delay in submitting its brief in the ongoing appeal of a federal judge's injunction that stopped a new overtime rule from taking effect on Dec. 1, 2016. The delay is meant to give the Trump administration time to consider its next move -- whether to continue the proceedings or drop the issue. Th...
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January 26, 2017
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Lipnic Named Acting Chair of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that President Trump named Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic Acting Chair of EEOC. Lipnic has served as an EEOC Commissioner since 2010, having been nominated to serve by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate, initially for a term ending on July 1, 2015. President Obama nominated her to serve a second term ending on Ju...
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