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May 4, 2015

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National Fall Safety Stand-Down Starts Today | WWC

Starting today, a record number of companies and workers around the country are expected to join the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the next two weeks in the second annual National Fall Safety Stand-Down to focus on preventing catastrophic deaths and injuries from occurring because of falls and accidents while working at elevated heights. "Last year's Stand-Down was a ...

May 1, 2015

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Obamacare (Still Open) Enrollment Finally Ends | WWC

Barring some late action, the special enrollment period for Obamacare sign-ups -- which actually extended the planned open enrollment period by 45 days -- closed last night at midnight. Most state health insurance exchanges followed suit. The yearly open enrollment period to sign up for health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was set to run from Nov. 15, 2014, through March 15 of this...

April 30, 2015

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EEOC Wins Conciliation Battle in Supreme Court | WWC

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that courts may only conduct a "relatively bare-bones review" of conciliation efforts by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The decision stems from the EEOC's lawsuit against Mach Mining, LLC, headquartered in Marion, Ill. The commission sued Mach Mining in September 2011, alleging that the company violated Title VII by...

April 29, 2015

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Comments Sought on Black Lung Benefits Rule | WWC

The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is publishing for public comment a proposed Black Lung Benefits Act rule that gives coal miners greater access to their health records and requires coal miner owners to pay all benefits due in a claim before the award can be challenged through modification. The NPRM was posted on the Federal Register's website for public inspect...

April 28, 2015

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Workers' Memorial Day Honors Those Who Lost Their Lives at Work

Today is national Workers' Memorial Day, honoring those who lost their lives at work. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement on Workers' Memorial Day: "Each year, Workers' Memorial Day gives us an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives in the course of a day's work, and to recommit to keeping workers safe on the job. In 2015, as we mark the five-yea...

April 27, 2015

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SCOTUS to Weigh Same-Sex Marriage Issues Regarding States' Rights

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear both sides on issues involving the rights states may have in defining marriage. The court in 2013 already struck down federal prohibitions on same-sex marriages when it invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Now it turns its attention to whether states can define marriage to exclude same-sex couples. Specifically, the court wil...

April 26, 2015

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EEOC Settles First of Two Transgender Discrimination Lawsuits

Lakeland Eye Clinic, P.A., of Florida has agreed to a consent decree resolving a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2014, alleging the company fired an employee because of transgender issues, basing its case on its interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. As a result of the consent decree, the company will pay $150,000 to the aggrieved employee...

April 24, 2015

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Ringling Bros. Circus Agrees to Safety Enhancements | WWC

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect employees against injuries like those sustained by its aerialists during a May 4, 2014, performance in Providence, R.I., according to a Department of Labor (DOL) press release. Feld Entertainment Inc., headquartered in Palmetto, Fla., owns the circus. The proactive measures are ...

April 19, 2015

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Obama's Immigration Plan Argued Before Circuit Court | WWC

In a hearing Friday before a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both pro and con sides were allowed one hour to argue their positions on President Obama's November executive order on immigration. The issue at hand was the injunction issued in February by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen that put the executive order -- affecting the legal status of some 5 million undocumented immig...

April 17, 2015

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EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on Wellness Programs | WWC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of group health plans. The NPRM is available in the Public Inspection portion of the Federal Register, and will be officially published on Monday, April 20, 2015. Mem...

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