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January 4, 2017

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Federal Judge Blocks HHS Transgender Regulation

The same federal judge who blocked a federal regulation that dictated free bathroom choice at public schools has now blocked a ruling by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that required Catholic hospitals to perform gender transition services as well as abortions. "Plaintiffs will be forced to either violate their religious beliefs or maintain their current policies, which seem ...

January 3, 2017

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EEOC Issues Regulations on Affirmative Action Programs by Federal Agencies

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published regulations explaining what federal agencies must do to comply with their legal obligation to engage in affirmative action in employment and otherwise serve as "model employers" for individuals with disabilities. The regulations do not impose any obligations on private businesses or state and local governments. EEOC has also pub...

December 22, 2016

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First-Timers Help Obamacare SIgn-Ups Soar

Of the 6.4 million Americans who signed up for health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges by the Dec. 19 deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1, about 2 million of them were first-timers, presenting the incoming Trump administration with added challenges in not alienating a huge bloc of U.S. voters. Another 2.2 million persons were automatically renewed in the process. The results were releas...

December 20, 2016

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EBSA Rule Seeks to Clear Way for Municipal Retirement Plans

Saying that increasing access to retirement savings opportunities is the surest way to help more of America’s workers secure their financial futures, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced a final rule to assist large cities and other political subdivisions that establish payroll deduction individual retirement account savings programs for workers who do not have acc...

December 17, 2016

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CMS Aims to Beat Trump by Three Days on ACA for 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which administers the health insurance marketplaces and regulates the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on Friday threw down the gauntlet to President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration by issuing a final rule for the ACA for 2018 -- setting its effective date three days prior to Trump's swearing in. Of course, an...

December 17, 2016

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And the DOL Cuts It Even Closer: Rule Takes Effect Two Days Before Trump

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Friday it will publish a final rule on Monday, Dec. 19 -- the day electors meet to cast their votes for the next president -- that will clarify employers' obligation to retain records of workplace injuries and illnesses for five full years. The rule is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 18, 2017, two days before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as the 45t...

December 16, 2016

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7th Circuit Court Denies College Athletes Status as Employees

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's ruling that denied employee status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to student athletes at the University of Pennsylvania, who had filed suit to establish an employer-employee relationship. In so ruling, the appellate court endorsed the U.S. Supreme Court's statement in NCAA v. Board of Regents, 468 U.S. 85 (1985) t...

December 14, 2016

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Obamacare Enrollment Deadline for Jan. 1 Coverage Extended to Dec. 19

Before the clock could even click toward midnight on Dec. 15, the original deadline for signing up for 2017 Obamacare policies that will take effect on Jan. 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today extended the cutoff date to Monday, Dec. 19, at midnight. "Millions of Americans have already signed up for coverage and tens of thousands more are in the process of getting covera...

December 14, 2016

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HHS Issues Final Rule on Family Planning Services Under Title X

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule to clarify the regulations for family planning services under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and protect access to family planning services. Title X is the only federal program focused solely on providing family planning and related preventive services. “This rule will strengthen access to essential services ...

December 13, 2016

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EEOC Issues Guidance on Workplace Rights Under the ADA

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a resource document that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights explains that job applicants and employees with mental health conditions are protected fr...

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