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August 14, 2016

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HHS Forced to Confront Zika Threat

At the request of Governor Alejandro García Padilla, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell has declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, signaling that the current spread of the Zika virus poses a significant threat to public health in the Commonwealth relating to pregnant women and children born to pregnant women with Zika. The declaration is a tool that provides sup...

August 10, 2016

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EEOC Addresses Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation

In response to an increase in disability discrimination charges it has received, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a document titled "Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA) to restate its policy on the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. The document early on states that "some employers may not know that they ...

August 10, 2016

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EEOC to Host Executive Leadership Conference Sept. 19-20

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its Executive Leadership Training Conference (ELC) on Sept. 19-20 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel in Washington, the federal agency announced. This year's ELC theme is: Leadership Through Times of Transition: Flexibility Meets Precision. Leaders who are flexible and able to adapt to change are successful during any presidential ...

August 8, 2016

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OSHA Wants to Hear from You

The Department of Labor (DOL) is challenging inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop a technological solution to workplace noise exposure and related hearing loss. The DOL's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), have launched the "Hear and ...

August 4, 2016

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Supreme Court Blocks Transgender Bathroom Choice

The U.S. Supreme Court has placed a temporary hold on a lower court order that okayed free choice of bathroom usage by transgender individuals. The action follows a ruling last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that voided the transgender rights interpretation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). That court said only Congress or the Supreme Court could reinterpret...

August 3, 2016

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Aetna Calls Off Plan for ACA Expansion, Citing $300 Million in Losses This Year

Aetna has joined UnitedHealth Group and Humana in reconsidering -- and even pulling back -- its participation in Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces. Facing up to $300 million in ACA policy losses this year, Aetna announced it has canceled a planned expansion into five new state exchanges for 2017. Also on the tablet are pullbacks in the 15 states Aetna currently services with ACA...

August 2, 2016

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Subway Teams with WHD to Monitor Wage and Hour Issues

Subway, a DBA of Doctor's Associates Inc., has reached an agreement dated Aug. 1 with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) to "ensure a fair day's pay for a fair day's work" at its U.S. franchises. The agreement notes that Subway has partnered with WHD since 2012 to educate franchisees on adhering to the wage, hour and labor standards of the Fair Labor Standards Ac...

August 1, 2016

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EEO-1 Notifications Mailed Out; Surveys Due Back by Sept. 30

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has completed mailing its 2016 EEO-1 Survey notification letters. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more to file the EEO-1 report. The filing of the EEO-1...

July 29, 2016

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Federal Court Rules Against EEOC's Interpretation of Title VII

In a sharp rebuke to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its finding that the sex discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers gender identity and sexual orientation, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has ruled that only Congress or the Supreme Court can extend that protection. “Kimberly Hively has failed to state a claim under Title VI...

July 26, 2016

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I-9 Fines to Jump Upward Along with Other Federal Penalties

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have published final rules that will raise monetary penalties for Form I-9 and H-1B violations dramatically beginning Aug. 1. The penalty structure for I-9 violations will rise from $110-to-$1,100 per instance to $216-to-$2,156. H-1B application violation fines will go from $1,000 per to $1,782. The fines are being ...

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