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January 7, 2014

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NLRB Decides Not to Appeal Poster Decision by Courts

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided not to seek Supreme Court review of two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule, which would have required most private sector employers to post a notice of employee rights in the workplace. According to a press release: "The NLRB remains committed to ensuring that workers, businesses...

January 6, 2014

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HHS, DOJ to Publish Rules Relaxing Gun Background Check Rules

Tomorrow, the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ) will publish rules relaxing the release of some protected health information (PHI) for purchasers of weapons. Up until now, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has prevented the release to the nationwide criminal background system of information regarding the mental healt...

January 2, 2014

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Justice Sotomayor Blocks HHS Contraception Mandate

On the same day that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- aka Obamacare -- took effect, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blocked the mandate to include contraceptive coverage in all health plans. Justice Sotomayor acted on a plea from an order of Catholic nuns in Colorado, whose requests for a stay had been denied by lower courts. Her order was delivered to Kathleen Sibelius, secretary o...

January 2, 2014

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OSHA Celebrates 43rd Anniversary Over the Holidays

Just before New Year's the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) celebrated its 43rd anniversary. When OSHA was created on Dec. 29, 1970, with the signature of enabling legislation by President Richard Nixon (pictured), an estimated 14,000 workers would lose their lives at work annually, or about 38 a day. According to 2012 statistics, that figure is now down t...

January 2, 2014

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N.Y. Wage Theft Law Requires Employee Notices by Feb. 1

As the year begins, so too do the requirements of New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act. This month employers throughout the state will have to create and issue wage notices to all employees. These wage notices must include: • the employee’s rate(s) of pay, including the overtime rate, if any; • the basis of wage payment (e.g., h...

January 1, 2014

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HHS Says 2.1 Million Gain Health Coverage Today

As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kicks in today, Health and Human Services (HHS) says 2.1 million people will be covered through marketplace sign-ups and another 4 million will gain Medicaid coverage. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius said that "we expect those numbers will continue to grow over time." People have until March 31 to buy private insurance and avoid paying a pena...

December 31, 2013

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Update Your Labor Law Postings for 2014

Happy Hogmanay (Scottish for last day of the year)! On Jan. 1, 15 states will have new minimum wages in effect, so if your business operates in any of those states, you should update your State and Federal Labor Law Poster now. The 15 states are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Ver...

December 29, 2013

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HHS Says 975,000 Enrolled in Obamacare Through Dec. 24

Breaking from its stated policy of releasing enrollment figures only after a month is over, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that 975,000 Americans had enrolled for insurance through HealthCare.gov through Dec. 24. The HHS statement read: As we continue our open enrollment campaign, we experienced a welcome surge in enrollment as millions of America...

December 28, 2013

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Judge Strikes Down Most of SeaTac's $15 Minimum Wage Law

A King County Superior Court Judge yesterday severely curtailed the reach of the recently passed SeaTac $15 minimum wage initiative, saying it could only be enforced outside the boundary of Seattle Tacoma (SeaTac) International Airport. The result is that 1,600 transportation and hospitality workers employed outside the airport's territory will be covered by the law. The 4,700 who wor...

December 28, 2013

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Long-Term Jobless Benefits Expire Today

One of the last remaining programs fashioned to help fight the Great Recession expires today, affecting 1.3 million Americans who will lose their extended unemployment benefits paid by the federal government. Several million more are expected to reach their limit in the next year. At one point, the program offered up to 99 weeks of unemployment benefit payments. Now, the maximum will be 2...

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