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March 30, 2015

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DOL Extends Comment Period for Contractors' Sex Discrimination Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a two-week extension of the comment period for its proposed rule governing the obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors not to discriminate on the basis of sex in their employment practices. The extension ensures that the public has time to comment on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's March 25, 2015, decision in Young v. United Parc...

March 27, 2015

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A Tale of Two Lawsuits

Former UPS driver Kathy Young, who accused that firm of pregnancy discrimination, will have her day in court again, but Ellen Pao, who accused her firm of gender discrimination and retaliation, is walking away empty-handed. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that Ms. Young's lawsuit against UPS for refusing to grant her light duty while she was pregnant should proceed to trial after tw...

March 25, 2015

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Half of ACA Subsidy Recipients Owe Payback | WWC

Half of U.S. households eligible for a 2014 tax subsidy under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) probably owe a repayment to the government, while 45 percent probably should receive a refund, according to estimates from a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The analysis – which is a simulation based on historical patterns of income volatility among all households eligible for ACA premium ...

March 25, 2015

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SCOTUS Sides with Pregnant Driver in Long-Running UPS Lawsuit

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has sided with former UPS driver Peggy Young in her legal efforts against her former employer, whom she accused of discrimination because it refused to put her on lighter duty when she was pregnant. Ms. Young twice lost in lower courts in her effort to sue UPS for back pay and damages, but the case will now be retried after the SCOTUS decision. The two lo...

March 24, 2015

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DOL Surveys Working Women Nationwide | WWC

The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking public commentary for its Survey of Working Women “in order to identify employment issues and challenges currently facing women, including their perceptions on career choice and overall equity in the workplace.” The last "Working Women Count!" survey was conducted in 1994, and the request for comments from working women notes that ...

March 24, 2015

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NLRB Issues Guidance on Employee Handbooks | WWC

The Office of the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued Memorandum GC 15-04, which aims to discuss "cases raising significant legal or policy issues" when it comes to employee handbooks. In the memorandum, which is fairly lengthy at 30 pages, Richard F. Griffin Jr., the general counsel, warns that his office (and the NLEB) will generally find rules contained ...

March 23, 2015

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Obamacare Five Years Old Today | WWC

While Democrats were singing its praises, Republicans in Congress were working on a measure to present to the president to end it (however unlikely that he'd ever sign it). "It," of course, is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, which celebrated its fifth year of existence on March 23, 2015, having been signed into law on the same day in 2010 by President Obama. ...

March 23, 2015

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EEOC Proposes Rule on Company Wellness Programs | WWC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 20 voted to send a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the interplay of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with respect to wellness programs to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance. This proposed rule, which was approved by a bipartisan vote, would amend the r...

March 22, 2015

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New Overtime Rules to Take 'a Few More Months' | WWC

Testifying before Congress, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez acknowledged that it will take "a few more months" for his department to rewrite the rules for who is eligible for overtime at work. "We want to make sure that our proposal, which we expect to release in the coming months, is informed by as many stakeholder views as possible," Perez told the House Education and Workfo...

March 19, 2015

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Emerald City Wins Minimum Wage Battle Over Franchisees | WWC

A federal judge in Seattle has rejected a lawsuit by city-based franchisees that sought to delay implementation of the Emerald City's looming $15-an-hour minimum wage law. At issue was the minimum wage measure's inclusion of franchises in the large company category (500 or more employees), meaning that McDonald's and other franchisees have to establish the $15-an-hour wage in three years, whil...

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