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July 9, 2015

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Administration to Appeal Legal Block to Obama's Immigration Plan

Administration lawyers will be back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow in a second attempt to get the justices to lift a legal hold placed on the president's immigration executive orders by a federal judge in Texas. The effort could prove to be the last opportunity for President Obama to see his immigration plan put into operation before his term expires. If the three-justi...

July 9, 2015

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HHS Awards $840 Million in Health Care Grants | WWC

Health departments across the country will receive more than $840 million in cooperative agreements from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve and sustain emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems. The cooperative agreement funds are distributed through two federal preparedness programs: the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and th...

July 6, 2015

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Obama Overtime Rule Published, Public Comments Close on Sept. 4

The Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today published their proposed new overtime rules in the Federal Register, opening a public commentary period that will close 60 days after publication, on Sept. 4. As announced last week by President Obama, the rule would set the threshold for exempt employee status at a salary of $970 a week, or $54,440 a year, with an automa...

July 5, 2015

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NLRA Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary | WWC

On July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) into existence, and along with it, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On the observance of the law's 80th anniversary, current NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce noted: Enacted in midst of the Great Depression, the National Labor Relations Act gave workers an avenue to join together to improve...

June 30, 2015

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EEOC to Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Employment Discrimination Confab

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting today, July 1, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The meeting, entitled "EEOC at 50: Progress and Continuing Challenges in Eradicating Employment Discrimination," will be open to public observation and commemorates the agency's 50th anniversary on July 2. At the meeting...

June 30, 2015

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Obama Plan More Than Doubles Overtime Exemption Qualification

President Obama last night unveiled his long-awaited proposed overtime exemption rule, enabling those who earn up to $970 a week, or $50,440 a year, to be eligible for time-and-a-half when working more than 40 hours in a week. The current minimum salary exemption (free from overtime) is $455 a week, or $23,660 a year. "Right now," the president's announcement in The Huffington Post notes, "too...

June 26, 2015

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SCOTUS Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Rights | WWC

The Supreme Court has just issued a historic ruling upholding same-sex marriages in all states under the guarantees of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Judge Anthony Kennedy, who has long been a champion of marriage for all, wrote the opinion in the 5-4 ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts, who yesterday was in vocal support of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ruling, dissented. The Su...

June 25, 2015

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SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare Subsidies | WWC

The Supreme Court has handed President Obama a second victory in his signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ruling that premium subsidies should be available to both federal and state health insurance enrollees despite ACA language saying subsidies would be available only on exchanges "established by the state." "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve hea...

June 24, 2015

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Ikea Follows One Minimum Wage Hike with Another for Next Year

A minimum wage hike in January brought the wage floor at Ikea's U.S. stores to at least $10 an hour, and now with another hike announced for next January, the floor is set to rise to almost $12 an hour. Currently, Ikea U.S. is using the MIT Living Wage Calculator to determine wage floors in each locale. The calculator takes into account the local cost of rent, food, transportation and other co...

June 23, 2015

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EEOC Targets Workplace Retaliation Risks | WWC

Addressing retaliation is good for businesses and for workers, a panel of experts told the commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a meeting held recently. "Effective strategies, such as customized training and timely intervention, are critical to prevent and correct workplace retaliation," said EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang. "Such efforts benefit workers and empl...

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