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January 31, 2018

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Amazon Leads Charge to Modernize Health Care Delivery Systems

Amazon, a web retailing pioneer, and investment giants Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase on Tuesday announced an initiative to enter the health care delivery field, promising quality care "at a reasonable price." Health care stocks, and the stock market in general, followed by tanking in value. The leaders of each company -- Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffet, and J...

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Azar Sworn in at HHS as Agency Touts Its Accomplishments

January 29, 2018

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Former pharma executive Alex Azar has been sworn in as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), following the release of an agency report touting its accomplishments under President Trump. A graph in the HHS report on its accomplishments highlights some by number. At his swearing in this morning,...

January 25, 2018

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EEOC Reduces Charge Workload to Lowest Level in 10 Years

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that 84,254 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide during fiscal year (FY) 2017, and secured $398 million for victims in the private sector and state and local government workplaces through voluntary resolutions and litigation. The EEOC resolved 99,109 charges in FY 2017 (97,443 in 20...

Budget Resolution Includes Three More Tax Cuts

January 22, 2018

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The continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Feb. 8, now working its way to the president's desk, includes three tax cuts that will add $31 billion to the deficit since the deal includes no spending offsets. The three taxes, all related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have proven vastly unpopular on The Hill but were excluded from the recent tax reform package because R...

January 22, 2018

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Children's Health Insurance Program -- CHIP -- Gets Six-Year Extension

With seven states having nearly exhausted their funds for the program, a Congressional continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Feb. 8 has breathed new life into the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to the tune of six years of guaranteed funding. The deal has been on the table since last week, but on Friday squabbling over how to deal with the Deferred Action fo...

Companies Can Begin Submitting Injury-Illness Data Electronically Now

January 20, 2018

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Although the official deadline to do so isn't until July 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now accepting injury and illness data electronically for calendar year 2017. OSHA is now accepting electronic injury-illness reporting data from affected industries. The Injury Tracking Application (...

EEOC Raises Notification Posting Fine to $545

January 19, 2018

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has adjusted for inflation its violation fine for failing to post its "EEO is the Law" notification from $534 to $545. Those of you who display Personnel Concepts' Space Saver-1 All-On-One State and Federal Labor Law Poster will generally fulfill this posting requirement. The EEOC also encourages posting the notice online in addition to disp...

January 19, 2018

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HHS Allows States to Ban Planned Parenthood from Medicaid

On Friday, Jan. 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two major actions -- in its words -- "to protect life and the conscience rights of Americans." HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing new guidance to state Medicaid directors restoring state flexibility to decide program standards. The letter issued today rescinds 2016 guidance that sp...

HHS Launches Conscience and Religious Freedom Division

January 18, 2018

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this morning announced the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Acting HHS Secretary Eric Hargan The Conscience and Religious Freedom Division has been established to restore federal enforcement of our n...

Employers Must Post Form 300(A) by Feb. 1

January 17, 2018

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to post its Form 300(A) each Feb. 1, detailing the previous year's work-related injuries and illnesses. The form must be left posted in a conspicuous place until April 30. Two exemptions exists: One for employers who had 10 or fewer employees all year long, the other for certain low-hazard industries. Details are ava...

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