Articles by Girish Anand

January 18, 2017

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DOL Sues Technology Giant Oracle Over Pay, Hiring Discrimination

The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit against the Oracle Corp. of Redwood Shores, Calif., alleging the technology giant pays white males more than female or minority employees and also favors the hiring of Asians for certain positions. The lawsuit follows on the heels of a review of its equal employment opportunity practices that began in 2014. According to the DOL, Oracle refused to pr...

January 17, 2017

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Obamacare Popularity Picks Up as the End Nears

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows for the first time that those who think the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) is a "good idea" outweigh those who think it's a "bad idea," 45 to 41 percent. It was the first positive poll result for the health care program since it was announced back in 2009. Worse news for the Republicans who are planning to kill the program is that 50 perc...

January 12, 2017

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EEOC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Enforcement Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under the federal employment discrimination laws. The proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment is available for input until Feb. 9, 2017, at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EEOC-2016-0009. This proposed guidan...

January 11, 2017

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Republicans Push Back Timetable for Repealing and Replacing Obamacare

The rush to end the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, has taken a back seat to reality as the new Republican Congress, emboldened by an incoming Republican administration in the White House, weighs its options on health care. Five GOP senators have now submitted an amendment to extend the ACA repeal vote (through a process known as budget reconciliation) from Jan. 2...

January 10, 2017

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DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Lift Injunction Against Administration's Transgender School Bathroom Ruling

On Friday, Jan. 6, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed papers with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge's injunction against the Obama administration's 2016 school bathroom ruling, which gave transgender students free choice to use the facility they preferred. The injunction was issued by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor after several states filed a laws...

January 10, 2017

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Obamacare Enrollments Up Slightly to 11.5 Million, Administration Says

Just 10 days before Donald Trump is sworn in as president, the Obama administration is going on the offensive to protect the president's signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. First, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that with three weeks to go on ACA open enrollment, sign-ups are running ahead of last year's pac...

January 10, 2017

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OSHA Chief David Michaels Returns to Academe

David Michaels, who as deputy secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), presided over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), spent his last day in office today before returning to teach at George Washington University on Jan. 17. Michaels spent his final day presiding over a meeting to formulate a new regulation to prevent violence in the health care industry. Jordan Barab...

January 6, 2017

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OSHA Issues Last Major Rule Under Obama

A new rule issued today by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) dramatically lowers workplace exposure to beryllium, a strategically important material that can cause devastating lung diseases. The new beryllium standards for general industry, construction and shipyards will require employers to take additional, practical measures to protect an estimated 62,000 workers from ...

January 5, 2017

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Subscriber Updates for 2017 to Be Shipped Throughout January

Personnel Concepts customers who are on subscription plans will begin receiving their updated notices and poster replacements next week, with all shipments to be completed by the end of the month (January 2017). The process will insure that subscribers' mandated state and federal notices will be up to date for 2017. Many states just issued their new minimum wage posters in late December and e...

January 4, 2017

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Federal Judge Denies DOL Request for a Stay on His Overtime Rule Injunction

After hearing arguments on Dec. 30, U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III yesterday (Jan. 3) rejected a request by the Department of Labor (DOL) that he halt his court's proceedings on the issue of whether the department's 2016 overtime pay rule is legal. The DOL rule would raise the threshold for exemption from overtime pay from $23,660 a year to $47,476 annually in salary. Judge Mazzant on...

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