Articles by Girish Anand

March 19, 2014

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EEOC Seeks Commentary on Social Media

The use of social media has become pervasive in today's workplace and, as a result, is having an impact on the enforcement of federal laws, a panel of experts told the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a meeting held at EEOC Headquarters in Washington. The meeting was convened to gather information about the growing use of social media and how it impacts the laws the EEOC ...

March 17, 2014

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OSHA Issues Recordkeeping Bulletin to Help Protect Temporary Workers

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new educational resource that focuses on requirements for injury recording of temporary worker injuries and illnesses. The bulletin explains the requirements for both the staffing agency and the host employer. The new Recordkeeping Bulletin addresses how to identify who is responsible for recordi...

March 16, 2014

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The Face-Off Over Facebook in Job Interviews

In 2010, the online world was shocked with reports of employers demanding access to job candidates’ social media sites. At the forefront of these headlines was a story about Robert Collins, an applicant to the Maryland Department of Corrections who was asked during a recertification interview for his Facebook login credentials to verify, he was told, that he had no gang affiliation. Collins ...

March 14, 2014

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Another Obamacare Extension, This One for PCIP

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced another extension, the third in fact, of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Pool (PCIP), a plan that was set up to help individuals obtain health insurance who otherwise couldn't or couldn't afford it because of health challenges. It was to be a stopgap measure until the full Affordable Care Act (ACA) kicked in on New...

March 13, 2014

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Administration Quietly Puts the Kibosh on the ACA Individual Mandate

People with canceled health insurance plans were recently green lighted to renew those plans through October 1, 2016, or failing that, to purchase Obamacare catastrophic insurance, originally available only for those under 30 years of age. That much we knew. But quietly as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a "Hardship" form so individuals could purcha...

March 12, 2014

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Obama to Order Doubling of Exempt Employee Threshold, WSJ Reports

President Obama will order the Department of Labor (DOL) to roughly double the threshold for exempt employee status from $455 to $984 a week -- from $24,000 to $50,000 a year in salary -- to qualify more American workers for overtime, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today. Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the liberal Economic Policy Institute, and Jared Bernstein, a former White Hou...

March 12, 2014

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Obamacare Enrollment at 4.2 Million by the End of February

Obamacare administration spokespersons are now backing off the goal of 7 million enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health policies now that only 4.2 million had signed up by the end of February. Fewer than one million reportedly enrolled in February. Zeke Emanuel, one of the architects of Obamacare, now claims that 5 milllion sign-ups with 24 percent "young invincibles" inc...

March 11, 2014

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DOL Seeks Comments on Proposed 401(k) Fee Disclosure Guide

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public commentary on a proposed rule that would require pension plan service providers to furnish employers and other plan fiduciaries with a guide to assist them in navigating fee disclosure documents. "The department’s recent fee disclosure rules were a good first step in bringing transparency to the 401(k) industry and disclosing p...

March 10, 2014

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EEOC, FTC Weigh in On Employment Background Checks

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today co-published two technical assistance documents that explain how the agencies' respective laws apply to background checks performed for employment purposes. One document is for employers; the other is for job applicants and employees. This is the first time that the two agencies have part...

March 8, 2014

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Final Regulations Issued on ACA Reporting for Large Firms

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rules to implement the information reporting provisions for insurers and certain employers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that take effect in 2015. “Today’s announcement is part of the administration’s effort to provide certainty and early guidance about major health policies s...

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