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February 11, 2017

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DOL Seeks Delay in Fiduciary Rule

Following President Trump's executive order to review its fiduciary rule, set to take effect April 7, the Department of Labor (DOL) on Feb. 9 informed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has to approve every regulation, that it wants to delay the rule's implementation. The delay proposal process would not start until OMB responds to the request, which is expected to take several w...

February 10, 2017

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Price Confirmed as New Secretary of HHS

Former Congressman Tom Price, a Democrat from Georgia and trained orthopedic surgeon, was approved this morning to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a party-line vote of 52 to 47. Price, who has long advocated for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will now take over an agency that spends $1 trillion a year administering various programs, including ...

February 10, 2017

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Small Breach Notifications Due by March 1

HIPAA-covered entities must report small data breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) by March 1. The law allows for 60 days to elapse at the close of a calendar year before that year's small breaches must be reported to OCR. When the breach itself occurs, however, the HIPAA-covered entity must report it to those...

February 9, 2017

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Obama-Era DOL Fiduciary Rule Scores Rare Win in Texas Court

U.S. district courts in Texas have been the death knell for many Barack Obama-era regulations and executive orders -- immigration reform and a new overtime rule among the most prominent -- but yesterday (Feb. 8) a U.S. district judge in Texas beat back a challenge by the insurance industry against the Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule. The irony is that the new president and Obama succe...

February 8, 2017

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Recent Regulatory and Legal Updates You Should Be Aware Of

In the past year, covering the end of the Obama administration to the beginning of the Trump White House, several developments have taken place on the legal and regulatory fronts that employers should be aware of and comply with as needed. Jan. 22, 2017: Revised Form I-9 use is mandated. The new employment eligibility form that must be used for all new hires comes now in both a plain paper and...

February 1, 2017

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EEOC Increases Fines for Posting Violations

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it would be increasing the penalty for notice posting violations from $525 to $534. This penalty will be effective for violations occurring after March 2, 2017. >This penalty increase of about one percent due to inflation is a great selling point for our SS1s and subscriptions. The last EEOC penalty increase...

January 31, 2017

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OSHA Form 300A Must Be Posted by Feb. 1

Unless your business is on the exempted industry list or you have fewer than 10 employees, by Feb. 1 you must display your completed OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, even if you've had no injuries or illnesses in the previous year. The Form 300A must remain on display until April 30.

January 31, 2017

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White House Withdraws Hold on Environmental Protection Agency Grants

Shortly after inauguration on Jan. 20, President Trump and his staff ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cease awarding grants and contracts while they reviewed what was happening. Late Friday, the review was completed and all grants and contracts, totaling at least $4 billion a year, were back on track, with nothing being withheld, according to the EPA's acting administrator,...

January 31, 2017

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Trump Vows to Continue Protecting LGBTQ Workers' Rights

President Trump announced today that he will continue to enforce an executive order issued by his predecessor, Barack Obama, that protects the workplace rights of those in the LGBTQ community at businesses operating under federal contracts. "The President is proud to have been the first-ever GOP (Republican) nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging ...

January 30, 2017

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Trump Orders Two Regulations Eliminated for Each New One Issued

Moving to fulfill his goal of reducing federal regulations by 75 percent, President Trump today signed an executive order mandating that two existing regulations be eliminated for each new one that's promulgated. “We don’t need 97 different rules to take care of one element,” Trump told a group of small-business owners meeting with him on Monday. The order asks federal agencies to come up wit...

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