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September 24, 2014
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Supreme Court Turns 225 Today

The Supreme Court came into being 225 years ago today when President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789. The act gave the court six justices, and over the years the number has changed to where it stands today at nine justices. The act also established the system of lower courts and the post of attorney general.
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September 22, 2014
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USCIS Replaces Secure Red Ink With Secure Blue Ink | WWC

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun using a new secure blue ink for many of its secure stamps. The older secure red ink was retired and is no longer used by USCIS.  You will now see the following list of stamps with secure blue ink: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Parole Stamp Temporary I-551 Alien Documentary Identification and Telecommunication (ADIT) Stamp ...
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September 22, 2014
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HIPAA Omnibus Rule Compliance Deadline Arrives | WWC

The compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Omnibus Final Rule, issued in January 2013, has arrived. By tomorrow (Sept. 23, 2014), both covered entities and business associates need to be in full compliance with the rule's provisions. As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced when issuing the rule: The changes in the final ru...
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September 19, 2014
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More Than 100,000 Stand to Lose Obamacare Coverage | WWC

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has warned again that some 115,000 people will lose the health insurance policies they purchased under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if they don't submit documents showing their legal right to reside in the United States by the end of the month. “We are committed to keeping coverage affordable for the millions of Americans who depend on it, ...
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September 18, 2014
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Hotel Chain Fined $2M After I-9 Audit | WWC

Grand America Hotel in Utah Salt Lake City-based Grand America Hotels and Resorts will forfeit nearly $2 million for hiring unauthorized workers, including illegal aliens, according to a non-prosecution agreement signed last week between the company, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah and U.S. Immigration and Custo...

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September 18, 2014
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OSHA Announces Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations for FY 2014

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2014 (the code is in parentheses, followed by the number of incidents): Fall protection (1926.501) – 6,143 Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,161 Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029 Respiratory Protection (1910.134) –...
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September 18, 2014
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DOL Earmarks $10.2 Million to Help States Fight Worker Misclassification

For years the Department of Labor (DOL) has been operating a cooperative program with several states to crack down on worker misclassification -- labeling actual employees as independent contractors to avoid paying taxes and benefits -- and now the agency is targeting $10.2 million in aid to those states to speed up enforcement efforts. The funds will be used to increase the ability of state u...
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September 16, 2014
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OFCCP Rules Against Pay Secrecy by Federal Contractors | WWC

The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a proposed rule that would prohibit federal contractors from maintaining pay secrecy policies. Under the terms of the proposal, federal contractors and subcontractors may not fire or otherwise discriminate against any employee or applicant for discussing, disclosing or inquiring about their compensati...
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September 12, 2014
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HIPAA Audits Delayed While Web Portal Is Built | WWC

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was set to begin HIPAA audits of covered entities and business associates next month, but the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is still constructing a Web portal to help in the process, thus delaying the start, according to Linda Sanches, OCR senior adviser. "We recently had an opportunity to update the technology we're using, giving us capabiliti...
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September 11, 2014
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OSHA Speeds Up Reporting Requirement for Workplace Fatalities and Injuries

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule, which also updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping requirements, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015,...
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