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January 6, 2015

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MSHA Says Coal Mining Deaths at Historic Lows | WWC

Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) indicates that 40 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation's mines in 2014, two fewer than in the previous year. Coal mining deaths dropped from 20 in 2013 to 16 in 2014, the lowest annual number of coal mining deaths ever recorded in the United States. The previous record low was...

January 6, 2015

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87% of ACA Sign-Ups Receive Subsidies | WWC

A report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides the first detailed analysis of enrollment in the Obamacare marketplaces for the first month of the 2015 open enrollment period. About 87 percent of people who selected health insurance plans through HealthCare.gov for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2015 were determined eligible for financial assistance to lower their ...

December 31, 2014

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OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for FY 2014 | WWC

The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for fiscal year 2014, which ended on Sept. 30, 2014. OSHA publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly cited standards so they can take steps to find and fix recognized hazards addressed in these and other standar...

December 29, 2014

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HHS Announces Ebola Vaccine Project Agreements | WWC

Contracts to speed further development of two promising Ebola vaccines, known as rVSV-ZEBOV-GP and ChAd3 EBO-Z, could pave the way for commercial-scale production of millions of vaccine doses if clinical trials prove safety and efficacy, officials of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced Dec. 23. Deve...

December 23, 2014

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Court Voids DOL's Home Health Care Minimum Wage Rule | WWC

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday struck down a Department of Labor (DOL) rule folding home health care workers into the wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), calling the rule a “thinly-veiled effort to do through regulation what could not be done through legislation.” The Wagner Act of 1938, or what's now known as the FLSA, specifically exempted ...

December 23, 2014

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HHS Says 6.4 Million Have Signed Up for Obamacare in Year Two

From Nov. 15 to Dec. 19, nearly 6.4 million consumers selected a plan in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) or were automatically re-enrolled, with approximately 30 percent of this total comprised of people newly signing up for Marketplace coverage, according to statistics released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “We still have a lot of work to do before th...

December 22, 2014

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Proposed Rules on Excepted Benefits to Be Published

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury are seeking public comment on proposed rules that would amend the definition of excepted benefits to include certain limited wraparound coverage. The proposed rules would allow group health plan sponsors, in limited circumstances, to offer wraparound coverage to employees who are purchasing individual health insurance in the pri...

December 22, 2014

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Groups Push for Better ACA Anti-Bias Rules | WWC

A coalition of 279 patient advocacy groups calling itself "I Am (Still) Essential" has called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better define what is considered discrimination under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). "As part of the plan review process for 2015, we thought there would be a better review of the plans for discrimination, but we are finding that the 2015 plans a...

December 20, 2014

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HHS Partners with Pharmacies on ACA Outreach | WWC

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is collaborating with eight of the nation’s largest pharmacies to encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace at thousands of locations across the country. Ahold USA Companies, Bi-Lo Holdings, CVS Health, H-E-B, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart are playing an important role in providing information about the Health Insur...

December 19, 2014

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NLRB Files Complaints Against McDonald's and Some Franchisees as Joint Employers

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel has issued complaints against McDonald’s franchisees and their franchisor, McDonald’s USA, LLC, as joint employers. The complaints allege that McDonald’s USA, LLC, and certain franchisees violated the rights of employees working at McDonald’s restaurants at various locations around the country by, among other things, makin...

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