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Obamacare Enrollment Reaches Nearly 2 Million

November 21, 2018

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In week three of the 2019 Open Enrollment, 748,244 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform, bringing the total to 1,924,476. As in past years, enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday. Consequently, the cumulative totals reported in this snapshot reflect one fewer day than last year. Every week during Open Enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servi...

November 20, 2018

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EEOC Issues Performance and Accountability Report

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is reporting significant increases in its outreach efforts and enforcement actions to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination during fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30. The EEOC detailed its accomplishments in its annual Performance and Accountability Report published on Nov. 15. As noted last week, the EEOC's fiscal year 2...

November 20, 2018

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DHS, DOL Propose Modifications to H-2B Visa Program to Favor U.S. Citizens

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in conjunction with the Department of Labor (DOL), has published a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would modernize the recruitment requirements for employers seeking H-2B nonimmigrant workers to make it easier for U.S. workers to find and fill these open jobs. The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific re...

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Personnel Concepts Publishes Video 'Compliance 101: Beyond Posting Requirements'

November 14, 2018

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Joining our series of videos aimed at clarifying various labor law and employment compliance issues and workplace concerns, we are proud to offer our latest production -- "Compliance 101: Beyond Posting Requirements." Click on image to view the video. For a business to be in compliance with all relevant state and fed...

November 9, 2018

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NLRB Chair Praises the Role of Rulemaking

In an era when deregulation seems the order of the day, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman John Ring (a Trump appointee) seems to be swimming against the administration's tide, arguing that more regulations -- at least from the NLRB -- are called for. John Ring, NLRB Chair The NLRB has already announced it...

November 9, 2018

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EEOC Reports Uptick in Harassment Reports

Protect your business and keep your workplace safe from tension and conflict, view our video on "Workplace Harassment Investigations" today. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a significant increase this past fiscal year in calls, emails and online inquiries concerning potential discrimination claims and high demand for its new Respectful Workplaces Training Prog...

November 8, 2018

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DOL Issues Four New Opinion Letters

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced today that it has issued four new opinion letters that demonstrate its commitment to providing meaningful compliance assistance to help employees understand their rights and ensure employers have the tools they need to comply with federal labor law. The letters address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other laws. The opinion let...

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Google Responds to Protests with New Sexual Harassment Policy

November 8, 2018

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Google employees worldwide -- some 20,000 of them -- staged a walkout this past Thursday over what they saw as a lack of fairness and transparency in dealing with issues of sexual harassment, and now Google has responded. Google CEO Sundar Pichai CEO Sundar Pichai today sent a memo to employees at all locations, ackn...

November 7, 2018

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CMS Cracks Down on Obamacare Subsidy Verifications

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Exchange Program Integrity.” This proposal, CMS says, would safeguard taxpayer dollars by ensuring that people are accurately determined eligible for premium subsidies they receive through the Exchange. In addition, to better align federal regulations with ...

Whither the Lawsuit Against Obamacare?

November 7, 2018

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U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor of Ft. Worth, Texas, heard arguments two months ago over a Texas-led coalition's contention that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) is no longer constitutional now that the individual mandate has lost its "tax-like" monetary penalty. But the judge has yet to rule, though in the past -- when hearing cases against Obamacare and an Obama-era rule...

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