Articles by Girish Anand

August 20, 2013

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NLRB and Mexican Foreign Ministry Forge Agreement

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States have signed a letter of agreement designed to strengthen their collaborative efforts to provide Mexican workers, their employers, and Mexican business owners in the United States with information, guidance, and access to education regarding their rights and responsibilities under the Nat...

August 15, 2013

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Kaiser Foundation Says Obamacare Consumers Will Average $2,700 in Subsidies

The Kaiser Family Foundation, in a report released yesterday, pegs $2,700 as the average subsidy for health insurance purchased through the Obamacare Marketplaces beginning Oct. 1. The subsidies come in the form of tax credits and are available to people earning less than four times the federal poverty level, about $94,200 a year for a family of four. The foundation estimates that 48 perc...

August 14, 2013

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Washington Becomes Eighth State to Ban Employer Login Requests of Employees

In a law that became effective July 28, Washington State has forbidden employers from ever requesting login information to social media accounts from employees for any reason. Specifically, employers may not: Request, require, or coerce an employee to disclose login information for a personal social-networking account; Request, require, or coerce an employee to access his or ...

August 14, 2013

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Obamacare Employer Mandate on Hold, But Clock Still Ticking on Fee Amount

On July 2, the Obama administration announced that it would delay for one year the reporting requirements of the Shared Employer Responsibility ("play or pay") provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and along with it any penalties and assessments that would fall due under the provision. This delay saved businesses with 50 or more employees that did not offer health insurance...

August 13, 2013

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Obamacare Consumer Out-of-Pocket Limits Delayed Until 2015

A little-noticed answer to one of 137 "frequently asked questions about Affordable Care Act [ACA] implementation" posted on the website of the Department of Labor (DOL) since February has allowed insurers to delay implementation of caps on out-of-pocket expenses on their health insurance policies until 2015. The dollar limitations, originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, ...

August 12, 2013

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DOL Issues Regulations on Same-Sex Spouse FMLA Benefits

This past Friday (Aug. 9, 2013), according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued regulations allowing workers in same-sex marriages to take leave from their jobs under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for their spouses, provided they reside in the 13 states or the District of Columbia, where such marriages are legally recognized. Labor...

August 8, 2013

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Federal Workers Overwhelmingly Reject Obamacare in Survey

According to a survey conducted by FedSmith.com, some 92 percent of federal employees and 96 percent of federal retirees are adamantly opposed to switching to the Health Insurance Marketplaces from their current program, even though the federal government will still foot the bill. As originally written, government employees were exempted from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA...

August 8, 2013

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T.G.I. Fridays Agrees to Observe FLMA to the Letter of the Law

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that T.G.I .Fridays, a subsidiary of Minnesota-based Carlson, has agreed to change its leave policy to be in compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The move affects employees at its 272 company-owned locations. The company has also agreed to correct violations of the FMLA found during an investigatio...

August 7, 2013

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Wal-Mart Settles with OSHA Over Safety and Health Issues

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with the Department of Labor (DOL) to improve safety and health conditions in all 2,857 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores under federal jurisdiction. The settlement, which resolves two enforcement cases that began in 2011, includes provisions for the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer to enhance safety and heal...

August 6, 2013

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Obamacare One-Stop Shop for Businesses Introduced Online by HHS

The Obama Administration has launched Business.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-stop-shop website designed to provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may affect their businesses and thus help them compete. The site includes a wizard tool that is tailored by size and location, so businesses can learn how ACA helps them provide affordable coverage ...

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