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June 24, 2015
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Ikea Follows One Minimum Wage Hike with Another for Next Year

A minimum wage hike in January brought the wage floor at Ikea's U.S. stores to at least $10 an hour, and now with another hike announced for next January, the floor is set to rise to almost $12 an hour. Currently, Ikea U.S. is using the MIT Living Wage Calculator to determine wage floors in each locale. The calculator takes into account the local cost of rent, food, transportation and other co...
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June 23, 2015
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EEOC Targets Workplace Retaliation Risks | WWC

Addressing retaliation is good for businesses and for workers, a panel of experts told the commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a meeting held recently. "Effective strategies, such as customized training and timely intervention, are critical to prevent and correct workplace retaliation," said EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang. "Such efforts benefit workers and empl...
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June 22, 2015
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NLRB & Colombia Sign Understanding Agreement | WWC

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to promote awareness among Colombian workers, their employers and business owners of their rights and responsibilities under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA covers most private sector workers and business owners in ...
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June 22, 2015
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Medicare Fraud Sweep Bags 243 on Charges of $712 Million in False Billing

A nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 17 districts has resulted in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $712 million in false billings. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also suspended a num...
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June 18, 2015
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HHS Fattens Pot for Health Insurers | WWC

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday that it was "pleased" to up its reimbursements to insurance companies to 100 percent for individual health claim costs that fall between $45,000 and $250,000. The original contribution level under the reinsurance provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was 80 percent. The move is made possible by an abundance of unused fu...
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June 16, 2015
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Three States to Join the Obamacare Marketplace Network | WWC

After some high-profile state defections, the ranks of states hosting their own Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplaces will grow with the addition of Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania, whose applications were recently approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Delaware and Pennsylvania have been okayed to commence online operations for both the individual...
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June 16, 2015
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The Friendly Skies Just Got Punctured for $1 Million for Disability Policy

In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. (UAL) has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency has announced. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that United's competitive transfer policy violated the Americans with Disabilities A...
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June 16, 2015
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Inspector General Finds CMS Payments to Insurers Often Inaccurate

Because the back-end of HealthCare.gov is still unable to accurately calculate subsidies owed to Obamacare sign-ups, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been relying on estimates provided by insurers of what is owed them, according to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to the audit, "On the basis of our sample results, we concluded that CMS's ...
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June 15, 2015
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Survey Says Most Obamacare Enrollees Happy with Their Coverage

The latest Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tracking Survey pegs the percentage of uninsured working-age adults at 13 in May 2015, down from 20 percent prior to the first Obamacare enrollment period in 2013-2014. This represents an estimated decline of 12.1 million uninsured adults since enrollments began. The surveyors announced that they "interviewed a nationally representative sa...
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June 15, 2015
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FedEx Joins Walmart in Trucker Pay Woes | WWC

FedEx has agreed to a roughly $228 million settlement over a lawsuit alleging the company misclassified more than 2,000 California drivers as independent contractors and thus owes them overtime pay and other benefits. FedEx originally prevailed in a federal court proceeding, which ruled that the company was not subject to California labor laws. An appeals court, however, overturned that decisi...
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