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Health Care Spending Approaches 20 Percent of GDP

September 20, 2018

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An analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) of nationwide health care spending for enrollees in employer-sponsored insurance plans shows that expenditures rose 44 percent from 2007 to 2016, putting health care on track for a 20-percent slice of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) within 10 years. Spending averaged a 4.1-percent annual growth rate during the period, increasing from $3,752 p...

New FCRA Disclosure Forms Must Be Used by Sept. 21

September 19, 2018

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an interim final rule updating two model disclosures to reflect changes made to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by recent legislation. Beginning Friday, Sept. 21, employers and background check agencies must use the new forms or use the forms from 2012 with a sheet attached explaining the information about security freezes detai...

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States See Surge in #MeToo Complaints

September 18, 2018

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Watch Personnel Concepts' video on Workplace Harassment Investigations. Some states are seeing an upsurge in sexual harassment complaints as a result of the #MeToo movement, but federal statistics are less conclusive. The Associated Press reported recently that Massachusetts and New York City have seen so many complaints that they're hiring additional investigative agents. The Connecticut...

Group Sues to Restore OSHA Electronic Reporting

September 17, 2018

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Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group, is suing to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to restore full electronic injury and illness reporting requirements and collect all data from Forms 301 and Logs 300 that were due July 1. The electronic submissions from companies with 250 or more employees were part of a rule from the Obama administration, but the current ...

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Nevada to Exit Healthcare.gov

September 14, 2018

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Nevada, citing lack of consumer choice and availability of data to the state, is exiting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) online exchange -- Healthcare.gov -- in favor of setting up its own online exchange by 2020. Nevada Exchange Director Heather Korbulic Other states like Oregon, facing the technical challenge of sett...

NLRB Rule Redefines Joint Employer

September 14, 2018

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Instructional materials and posters on the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and virtually every compliance issue a business could ever face are available in our online Digital Workplace Compliance Library, a vast and invaluable resource. You could be relying on it daily if you sign up for an annual compliance plan with Personnel Concepts. Watch our YouTube video for more information. Foll...

September 13, 2018

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NLRB to Begin Joint Employer Rule Process

RELATED: McDonald's struggles to shed joint employer label The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) tomorrow (Sept. 14) in the Federal Register regarding its joint-employer standard. Under the proposed rule, an employer may be found to be a joint employer of another employer’s employees only if it possesses and exercises substantial, direc...

September 13, 2018

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Workers to Strike at McDonald's over Sexual Harassment

Watch Personnel Concepts’ video on Workplace Harassment Investigations. McDonald's Corp., already embroiled in legal action over whether it is a joint employer with its franchisees, now faces the prospect of a walk-out by employees on Tuesday, Sept. 18, over sexual harassment issues. The strike, to be launched at noontime, will hit stores in 10 locations, but not every store in those citi...

September 12, 2018

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CMS Issues Guidance on Avoiding Obamacare Tax Penalty

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new, more streamlined way for consumers to claim a hardship exemption from the tax penalty imposed for not maintaining health coverage for 2018 on their federal income tax returns, making it easier for taxpayers across the nation to claim their exemption. Of the $3 billion the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collected from t...

September 12, 2018

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HHS Sued Over Delay in Drug Discount Rule

Congress in 2010 passed legislation requiring transparency in drug pricing for a hospital program known as 340B, and the Obama administration issued a final rule (finally) in January 2017. Now, the Trump administration is delaying implementation at the cost of a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The American Hospital Association (AHA) and America's Essential ...

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U.S. Department of Labor Officially Restores Prior Overtime Exemption Rules

On May 14th, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it has officially rescinded the 2024 overtime exemption rules. Specifically, the WHD published a technical amendment to restore previous 2019 regulations that dictated overtime exemptions for...

NLRB General Counsel Takes Action to Tackle Current Case Backlog

On May 6th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and NLRB General Counsel Crystal Stowe Carey announced the bulk transfer of thousands of labor practice cases. Specifically, this action fulfills an initiative signed by the NLRB General Counsel earlier this year. Overall, the initiative...

Privacy Agency Invites Comments from Businesses on the CCPA’s Usage of Personal Data

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a call for comments on the current state of personal data collection under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Specifically, the invitation to deliver remarks was issued on April 20th, 2026. The information provided by the...

DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule To Unify Standards Under Federal Labor Laws

In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to establish a single, clear standard for determining when joint-employer status applies under three major federal laws: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Migrant and Seasonal...

DOL Updates Enforcement Approach for Employee Benefit Plans: What Employers Should Know

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant change in its enforcement of employee benefit plan rules. The DOL will now focus more closely on serious violations that harm workers and retirees, meaning compliant employers may face less scrutiny under the updated approach.

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