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August 5, 2014

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LinkedIn Owes $6M in Unpaid Wages | WWC

LinkedIn Corp. has agreed to pay $3,346,195 in overtime back wages and $2,509,646 in liquidated damages to 359 former and current employees working at company branches in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York. An investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that LinkedIn was in violation of the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Sta...

August 5, 2014

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MSHA to Increase Frequency of Fines as a Deterrent | WWC

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it has published a proposed rule that would amend its existing civil penalty regulations by simplifying the criteria for assessing health and safety violations and increasing emphasis on more serious safety and health conditions, thus providing improved safety and health for miners. "This proposed ru...

August 4, 2014

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HHS Seeks to Verify Obamacare Subsidized Enrollees' Eligibility

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to verify the eligibility of those who received subsidized health care policies during the open enrollment period that ended March 31 but had discrepancies on their applications. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), consumers with discrepancies on their applications -- generally, unverified information -- have 90 days to resolve...

August 2, 2014

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Disapproval of Obamacare Rises to New Height | WWC

After remaining steady for several months, the share of Americans expressing an unfavorable view of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rose to 53 percent in July, up eight percentage points from June to its highest level since the ACA was passed in 2010, according to the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. The poll also finds that a majority of the public continues to prefer that Congress work to ...

August 1, 2014

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New Executive Order Hits Federal Contractors | WWC

Failing to get a divided Congress to buy into his agenda, President Obama has lifted his pen again to penalize those who deal with the federal government as contractors. Henceforth (after Jan. 1, 2016, anyway), those seeking federal contracts of at least $500,000 will have to reveal labor law violations dating back three years. Dubbed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, ...

July 31, 2014

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DOL to Increase On-Site FMLA Investigations | WWC

The Department of Labor (DOL) is ramping up on-site investigations of company Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) practices in an effort to uncover systemic abuse, including refusing to authorize leave and discouraging employees from taking FMLA leave. In confirming the new emphasis, Branch Chief Helen Applewhaite of the DOL called 2014 a "pivotal year for FMLA enforcement." ...

July 31, 2014

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House Republicans to Sue President to Enforce ACA Letter of the Law

In a move related to what they see as President Obama's continual flouting of the Constitution, House Republicans have voted to sue the president in federal court over the changes his administration made to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without the authorization of Congress. The focus of the lawsuit will be the Shared Responsibility Provision of the ACA -- the so-called "pl...

July 30, 2014

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McDonald's a Joint Employer with Franchisees, NLRB General Counsel Proclaims

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel has investigated charges alleging that McDonald’s franchisees and their franchisor, McDonald’s, USA, LLC, violated the rights of employees as a result of activities surrounding employee protests. The Office of the General Counsel found merit in some of the charges and no merit in others. The Office of the ...

July 28, 2014

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IRS Releases ACA Employer Reporting Forms But Not Instructions on How to Use Them

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released draft versions of the forms that employers with 100-plus employees must begin using in 2015 to show compliance with the employer shared responsibility and minimum essential coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers with 50-99 employees must use them (when finalized) beginning in 2016. Draft instructions on using t...

July 27, 2014

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$1,020 Penalty for No Family Health Insurance | WWC

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is responsible for assessing and collecting penalties on individuals and families who lack health insurance, has now capped the 2014 penalty for individuals at $2,448 and at $12,240 for families of five or more. This, of course, depends on income and family size. The basic fine for not having health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is...

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