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June 3, 2016

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EEOC Seeks Public Input on National Origin Discrimination Enforcement

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EEOC's enforcement guidance documents express official agency policy and explain how the laws and regulations apply to specific workplace situations. Title VII protec...

June 2, 2016

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DOL Grants to Help Homeless Veterans Find Employment

Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez has announced the award of $36 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants to help an estimated 17,000 veterans successfully transition to sustainable housing and good civilian jobs. The grants will fund a variety of services to assist homeless veterans in their return to the labor force including occupational, classroom and on-the-job tr...

June 2, 2016

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DOL, South Dakota Join Forces to Fight Misclassification

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee status. The two agencies will provide clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to emplo...

June 1, 2016

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UnitedHealth to Leave All But Six Obamacare States

With the announcement by Covered California that UnitedHealth Group Inc. would be exiting its Obamacare exchange in 2017, the role of the nation's largest health insurer in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has now been reduced to six states. UnitedHealth on Tuesday informed its brokers that "at this time, we have filed to offer On-Exchange products" in Nevada, New York and Virginia for 2017, acco...

June 1, 2016

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EEOC Raises Non-Posting Penalty from $210 to $525

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is publishing a final rule tomorrow that raises penalties for violations of its posting requirements from $210 to $525, taking advantage of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The increase will take effect 30 days after publication, on July 2, 2016. EEOC enforces the posting of notifications for Title...

May 26, 2016

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11 States Sue Administration Over Transgender Bathroom Mandate

Following directives by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) detailing how public school bathrooms and locker rooms must be gender-neutral, 11 states have filed suit against the Obama administration to stop the mandate. The lawsuit argues that the directive conspires "to turn workplace and educational settings across the country into laboratories for a massive soci...

May 26, 2016

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Insurers Seek Hefty 2017 Increases on Obamacare Policies

Stung by the reality of more older-sicker than younger-healthier customers signing up for their policies, Obamacare health insurers are seeking some whopping premium increases for 2017. From what's publicly available, for example, Humana in Georgia is seeking a 65.2 percent increase, according to today's Wall Street Journal. In nearby Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants a relatively more...

May 25, 2016

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DOL Signs Alliance to Promote Employment of the Disabled

To promote inclusive workplaces that embrace the skills and talents of workers with disabilities, the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the Department of Labor (DOL) has signed an alliance with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. The association is a non-profit membership organization that brings together university-based interdisciplinary programs and community res...

May 19, 2016

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SCOTUS Sides with Trucking Company Against EEOC in Attorney's Fees Award

A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned a circuit court's decision throwing out the award of $4.5 million in attorney's fees to a trucking company, which had won a class action sexual harassment lawsuit brought against it by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC brought the class action lawsuit against CRST Van Expedited Inc. to district court, alleging female employees...

May 18, 2016

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It's Official: Overtime Exemption Threshold to Be $47,476 a Year

The Department of Labor (DOL) today will unveil its new overtime rule, setting an annual salary of $47,476 as the minimum compensation for an employee to be exempt from overtime pay. The current standard is $23,660. Vice-President Joe Biden, who will be touting the new rule at a stop in Columbus, Ohio, today, said: “The middle class is getting clobbered. If you work overtime, you should actual...

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