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October 19, 2017

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ICE Plans to Increase Worksite Inspections by '4 or 5 Times'

ICE agents carrying out an inspection. In a major shift from the Obama administration and its focus, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now looking to deport workers it discovers who lack legal immigration documents to work in the United States. The vehicle for this will be worksite inspections of a company's I-9...

October 17, 2017

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Bipartisan Deal Announced for Cost-Sharing Payments to Obamacare Insurers

Senators Lamar Alexander (R.-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D.-Wash.) today announced they have reached agreement on a bipartisan bill that will fund cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurers serving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Obamacare) marketplaces for two years. The CSRs -- totaling $7 billion a year -- were ended last week by President Trump, who called the payments illegal because C...

October 16, 2017

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DOL Announces Members of Task Force on Appenticeship Expansion

Following President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order " "Expanding apprenticeships will help Americans learn the skills they need to fill jobs that are open right now and in the future. I am pleased to see business leaders, unions, educational institutions, and industry groups come together to help the American worker," said Secretary Acosta. "The members of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Ex...

October 13, 2017

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Trump Ends Subsidies to Obamacare Insurers

Confirming what a federal judge had already ruled, President Trump has ended "Based on guidance from the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that there is no appropriation for cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies under Obamacare," the White House said in a statement. "In light of this analysis, the Government cannot lawfully make ...

October 12, 2017

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Trump Issues Executive Order to 'Fix' Obamacare

As anticipated, President Trump today signed an Executive Order that, once fully implemented, will give consumers new options for health insurance and expand employer-funder Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). The executive action orders the Department of Labor (DOL) to look into ways of expanding Association Health Plans (AHPs) that can sell policies across state lines and not be subjec...

October 12, 2017

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Gen. Kelly’s Aide Nominated for DHS Secretary

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Kirstjen Nielsen White House Deputy Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen, longtime aide to Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly, will be nominated to be the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the White House announced Oct. 11. In a statement on WhiteHouse.gov, the administration said of Nielsen: Ms. Nielsen has ...

October 11, 2017

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Hargan Named New Acting HHS Secretary

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Eric Hargan Confirmed and sworn in just a week ago as the number two executive at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Eric Hargan, has now been named the department's acting secretary, taking over for Don Wright. Wright had previously been named acting secretary by President Trump following the Sept. 29 res...

October 10, 2017

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Trump Vows to Use His Pen to Fix Obamacare

In what has been rumored for weeks, President Trump is set to move on reforms in the health insurance marketplace Obamacare by using the power of the executive order. He tweeted this morning: "Since Congress can't get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people - FAST." Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal previewed what's i...

October 9, 2017

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Falls Top OSHA's List of Top 10 Most Cited Violations

The list of most cited violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for FY 2017 remains little changed from previous years with the exception of number 9 -- Fall Protection -- Training Requirements. The ten are: Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 6,072 violations Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 4,176 Scaffolding (1926.451): 3,288 Respiratory ...

October 7, 2017

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Interim Final Rules Provide Religious, Moral Exemptions to Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor this week announced two companion interim final rules that provide conscience protections to Americans who have a religious or moral objection to paying for health insurance that covers contraceptive/abortifacient services. Obamacare-compliant health insurance plans are required to cover “preventive services,” a term defined thro...

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