Expert Compliance Insights & Tips for Businesses

July 14, 2014

35 view(s)

Rodriguez Moves from OCR to USCIS

The man whose nomination to head the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Deparment of Labor (DOL) was withdrawn by President Obama under pressure from Republicans is now headed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to oversee the nation's immigration policies. Leon Rodriguez has been sworn in as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a ceremony...

July 14, 2014

36 view(s)

UAW Opens Office Near VW Plant in Tennessee

After losing a unionization vote and agreeing not to attempt any organizing efforts for another year, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has nonetheless opened an office near the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., that rejected its organizing effort just months ago. Volkswagen Chattanooga released a statement saying the establishment of a union local "is a matter for the trade union ...

July 11, 2014

36 view(s)

Studies Concur: Obamacare Signed Up at Least 8 Million

Studies by the Commonwealth Fund, the Urban Institute and the Gallup organization all agree that sign-ups under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) totaled at least 8 million. Nationwide, that equates to one in four previously uninsured being covered for their health care in 2014. The biggest gain came in California, where the uninsured were reduced by half, from 22 to 11 percent of the populat...

July 9, 2014

29 view(s)

HHS Announces Second Round of Health Care Innovation Awards

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell today announced new prospective awardees to test innovative care models, bringing the total amount of funding to as much as $360 million for 39 recipients spanning 27 states and the District of Columbia. These models are designed to deliver better health care and lower costs under the Health Care Innovation Awards program. ...

July 9, 2014

56 view(s)

DOL Extends Contractor Minimum Wage Commentary Period

The Department of Labor (DOL), besieged by requests for more time to comment on its proposal to raise the minimum wage for federal contract employees, has extended the public commentary period until July 28, 2014. In announcing the extension, the DOL explained the proposal in this way: The Department is proposing regulations to implement Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimu...

July 8, 2014

30 view(s)

HHS Awards $83.4 Million to Train New Primary Care Providers

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell has announced $83.4 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to support primary care residency programs in 60 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. The funding will help train more than 550 residents during the 2014-2015 academic year, increasing the number of residents trained in the previous academic year by more than...

July 7, 2014

23 view(s)

HHS Launches EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge

In an effort to help clinical practices use health information technology (health IT) like electronic health records (EHRs) to reduce high blood pressure, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a new challenge asking health care professionals and other caregivers to submit the tools they use to improve patient care. The EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension ...

July 3, 2014

89 view(s)

Walgreens Agrees to Pay $180,000 Over a $1.39 Bag of Chips

Drugstore giant Walgreens has agreed to pay $180,000 to a longtime employee with diabetes and to implement revised policies and training to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced yesterday. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that former cashier Josefina Hernandez, who has Type II Diabetes, was fired ...

July 3, 2014

91 view(s)

Personnel Concepts Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary Today

From its humble beginnings 25 years ago today in the founder's residence, Personnel Concepts has grown to be the dominant force in the labor law poster compliance industry. Through its first quarter-century, miore than 1.5 million American businesses have relied upon Personnel Concepts for the labor law and other posters they display. Founded by Michael T. Rode, Personnel Concepts...

July 1, 2014

26 view(s)

Obamacare Data Discrepancies Could Mask Potential Fraud

Though he never used the "F" word -- fraud --the Health and Human Services Department Inspector General fessed up to finding 2.9 million inconsistencies on federal marketplace insurance applications, most of them involving citizenship and income entries that could not be verified or didn't match federal records. Of that figure, 2.6 million remain unresolved. The ...

209 of 329

Options

Recent Articles

Practical articles on HR, Safety, compliance, and people operations—written for real businesses, not legal textbooks.

EEOC Rescinds Permissible Affirmative Action Guidance

On June 30, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially rescinded two longstanding documents relating to permissible affirmative action. The documents were part of the EEOC's guidance on affirmative action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

DOJ Challenges EEOC's Stance on Disparate Impact Claims

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a legal opinion that may signal major changes ahead in federal workplace discrimination enforcement. In a June 9, 2026 memorandum, the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) expressed the opinion that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's...

Department of Labor Issues 2026 Civil Penalty Update: No Adjustments This Year

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published its annual update announcement regarding federal civil monetary penalties under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. In a notice published in the Federal Register on May 27th, 2026, the DOL announced that no penalty increases...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters on Overtime Exemptions, Bonuses, and Compensable Time

On May 29th, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released several new opinion letters addressing key wage & hour issues. Specifically, one of the four documents informed readers whether an exempt employee could perform additional work in a secondary role at an hourly rate and still be eligible...

EEOC Issues New National Enforcement Plan Through 2029

On June 4th, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new 2025-2029 National Enforcement Plan (NEP). The NEP sets the EEOC’s specific subject-matter priorities from June through fiscal year 2029.

View All Articles