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December 22, 2014

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Proposed Rules on Excepted Benefits to Be Published

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury are seeking public comment on proposed rules that would amend the definition of excepted benefits to include certain limited wraparound coverage. The proposed rules would allow group health plan sponsors, in limited circumstances, to offer wraparound coverage to employees who are purchasing individual health insurance in the pri...

December 22, 2014

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Groups Push for Better ACA Anti-Bias Rules | WWC

A coalition of 279 patient advocacy groups calling itself "I Am (Still) Essential" has called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better define what is considered discrimination under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). "As part of the plan review process for 2015, we thought there would be a better review of the plans for discrimination, but we are finding that the 2015 plans a...

December 20, 2014

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HHS Partners with Pharmacies on ACA Outreach | WWC

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is collaborating with eight of the nation’s largest pharmacies to encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace at thousands of locations across the country. Ahold USA Companies, Bi-Lo Holdings, CVS Health, H-E-B, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart are playing an important role in providing information about the Health Insur...

December 19, 2014

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NLRB Files Complaints Against McDonald's and Some Franchisees as Joint Employers

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel has issued complaints against McDonald’s franchisees and their franchisor, McDonald’s USA, LLC, as joint employers. The complaints allege that McDonald’s USA, LLC, and certain franchisees violated the rights of employees working at McDonald’s restaurants at various locations around the country by, among other things, makin...

December 19, 2014

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New OSHA Reporting Rules Start Jan 1 | WWC

For employers under federal jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Year's means more than just making resolutions; employers will also need to comply with new reporting requirements going into effect Jan. 1, 2015. Employers will now be required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losse...

December 18, 2014

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HHS Partners With Tech Companies to Spread the Obamacare Word

Following its pact with PayNearMe, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now partnered with tech companies Monster.com, Peers.org and higi to help spread the word on signing up for insurance coverage on HealthCare.gov. “These innovative companies help us to reach our consumers where they are with the information they need to sign up and reenroll in quality, affordable care thro...

December 15, 2014

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CMS Proposes to Afford Same-Sex Spouses Equal Rights

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to fold the United States v. Windsor decision on marriage into the two medical programs it oversees by allowing same-sex spouses to participate in and administer "patient rights and services." "Specifically, we propose to revise certain definitions and patient's rights provisions, in order to ensure that same-sex s...

December 15, 2014

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HHS Partners With PayNearMe for Obamacare Policy Sales | WWC

To reach more Americans this open enrollment season, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell hsa announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between HHS and the electronic cash transactions company PayNearMe to reach financially underserved and other cash-preferring consumers. Secretary Burwell joined PayNearMe and 7-Eleven. Inc leaders in announcing the partnership at a 7-El...

December 13, 2014

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NLRB Rules Company Emails Open to Employee 'Protected' Use

While conceding that companies are not required to provide email systems for their employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that, once an email system is in place, employees must be allowed to use it for "protected, concerted" activity under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Concretely, that means employees can discuss wages and benefits, send out union organizing ...

December 12, 2014

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NLRB Issues Final Rule on 'Quickie' Union Organizing Elections

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a final rule amending its representation–case procedures to "modernize and streamline the process for resolving representation disputes." The rule will be published in the Federal Register on Dec. 15, and will take effect on April 14, 2015. The final rule was approved by Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and members Kent Y. Hirozawa and Nan...

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