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October 11, 2016
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Ada Lovelace Day Celebrated

The second Monday in October is Canadian Thanksgiving Day, and the second Tuesday is traditionally Ada Lovelace Day, the celebration of Women in Science and Technology. Thus today -- Oct. 11, 2016 -- is Ada Lovelace Day. Lovelace is widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer. Through her friendship with Charles Babbage, aka "the father of computers," she developed a series of Not...
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October 10, 2016
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DOJ, EEOC Focus on Diversity in Law Enforcement

The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have released a comprehensive report that examines barriers and promising practices -- in recruitment, hiring and retention -- for advancing diversity in law enforcement. The report, developed with support from the Center for Policing Equity, aims to provide law enforcement agencies, especially small and mid-siz...
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October 5, 2016
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OSHA Proposes Revisions to Standards to Save Money, Effort

As part of an ongoing effort to revise provisions in its standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is proposing 18 changes to the agency's recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards. "The changes we propose will modernize OSHA standards, help employers better understand their responsibiliti...
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October 5, 2016
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HHS Says 2.5 Million More May Be Eligible for Obamacare Subsidies

Of some 6.9 million Americans who purchased health insurance in private markets and not on the exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that 2.5 million should be eligible for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reducing their monthly premiums to as little as $75 a month, according to an analysis released yesterday. “More than 9 million Americans alread...
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October 4, 2016
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Health Care Providers Must Post Nondiscrimination Notice, Taglines by Oct. 17

The final Affordable Care Act (ACA) rule on the statute's section 1557 requires that all health care providers receiving federal funds post in a conspicuous public space in their offices a "Notice of Nondiscrimination" prior to this coming Oct. 17, 2016. Federal funding generally refers to those providers accepting Medicare and Medicaid patients, or participaing in other federal health programs...
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October 4, 2016
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SCOTUS Refuses to Reconsider Obamacare Immigration Plan Injunction

In July, the Obama White House petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its tie vote on a lower court's injunction against implementing President Obama's executive orders that would grant deportation deferrals and even work permits to some 4 million undocumented immigrants. On Monday, the first day of the court's 2016-2017 session, the justices turned down the appeal. Thus a Texas federal j...
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September 29, 2016
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Hawaii First to Petition for Exit from Obamacare

Starting in 2017, states can opt out of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) and implement their own health care systems, but they must match or exceed ACA standards. Hawaii has now jumped into the opt-out, do-better fray, saying its own standards already exceed those of the federal statute. Specifically, the Aloha State wants to set up its own Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), fi...
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September 29, 2016
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EEOC to Collect Pay Data on EEO-1 Report

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that, starting in March 2018, it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers. The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps, according to the EEOC. The summary pay data will be added to the annual Employer Information Report...
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September 29, 2016
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Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rule Finalized

The Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a final rule requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees who work on or in connection with certain federal contracts. The rule will allow these workers to use paid leave if they are sick, need to take care of a sick family member or must see a doctor or take a family member to a medical appointment. Workers may also use pai...
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September 28, 2016
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Administration Targets Young People for Obamacare Sign-Ups

With the sign-up of young persons lagging behind the needs of balancing young and old, healthy and sick, the administration is turning to cyberspace and other initiatives to lure young people into signing up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. In 2016, fewer than 30 percent of Obamacare sign-ups out of the 13 million total were between the ages of 18 and 34. For...
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