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May 19, 2015

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SCOTUS Shifts 401(k) Oversight Burden to Employers | WWC

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that employers can be sued by employees if the 401(k) company retirement plans they sponsor are shown to have charged excessive fees. The ruling affirms that employers have a "continuing duty to monitor" 401(k) accounts for fees and other possible financial overages. The ruling stems from a 2007 employee lawsuit against Edison International, the energy gian...

May 18, 2015

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EEOC Announces Digital Portal for Employers | WWC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that 11 of its 53 offices will begin a pilot program called ACT Digital to digitally transmit documents between the EEOC and employers regarding discrimination charges. This is the first step in the EEOC's move toward an online charge system that will streamline the submission of documents, notices and communications in the EEOC'...

May 16, 2015

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DOL Extends Comment Period on Fiduciary Rule | WWC

Under pressure from Republicans in Congress and from industry professionals nationwide, the Department of Labor (DOL) has agreed to extend by 15 days the public commentary period on its proposed new fiduciary definition and rule. Set to close on July 6, the public's commentary period closing date will be clarified next week in the Federal Register, according to a DOL statement issued late Frid...

May 15, 2015

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OSHA Investigation Faults DuPont for Worker Fatalities | WWC

Four workers killed by a lethal gas in November 2014 would be alive today had their employer, DuPont, taken steps to protect them, a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation has found. The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) subsequently cited DuPont for 11 safety violations and identified scores of safety upgrades the company must undertake to prevent future accid...

May 13, 2015

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HHS Awards Grants to Community Health Service Centers | WWC

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded approximately $101 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in communities that need them most. These new health centers are projected to increase access to health care services for nearly 650,000 p...

May 12, 2015

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FAQs Seek to Clarify Preventive Services, Including Contraceptives, Under Obamacare

In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued on May 11, the federal agencies regulating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to close some loopholes that health insurers thought they had detected regarding preventive and contraceptive services. Regarding contraceptive services, the FAQs by the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasur...

May 8, 2015

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Rhode Island Joins DOL Effort to Weed Out Worker Misclassification

Officials from the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of protecting the rights of employees by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other nonemployee statuses. Under the agreement, both agencies will share information and coordinate law enforcement. The MOU rep...

May 7, 2015

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DOL Seeks Home Care Worker Rule Reinstated | WWC

The Department of Labor (DOL) is back in court today trying to win a reversal of a federal district judge's ruling that overturned the agency's attempt to bypass the 1974 minimum-wage exemption for home care workers who are placed by third-party employment agencies. In January, District Judge Richard Leon threw out the agency rule that redefined “domestic service employment” and “companionship...

May 7, 2015

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Emeryville, Calif., Votes for Highest City Minimum Wage in Nation

By a vote of the city council yesterday, the city of Emeryville, Calif., has opted to enforce a $16-an-hour minimum wage, effective in 2019, which to date is the highest level enacted by any municipality in the nation. The council voted unanimously to start the phase-in by raising the minimum wage to $14.44 an hour on July 1 for large businesses, and to $12.25 an hour for small businesses. La...

May 6, 2015

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DOL Sends Proposed Overtime Rules to OMB | WWC

In a blog post yesterday, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Tom Perez announced he has sent his agency's proposed revamp of the nation's overtime rules to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Perez gave no details but noted: "The rules governing who is eligible for overtime have eroded over the years. As a result, millions of salaried workers have been left without the guara...

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