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November 14, 2016

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Court to Consider Overtime Rule on Wednesday

A federal district court in Texas, where a coalition of 21 states filed legal action against the Dec. 1 Obama administration overtime rule, will hold a hearing this Wednesday, Nov. 16, on the issue. If the requested injunction against the rule is denied, the court will hold a dismissal motion hearing on Nov. 28, just two days before the new rule takes effect. If an injunction is issued, it cou...

November 10, 2016

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Three Pharmaceutical Employees Given Criminal Sentences for HIPAA Violations

Three employees of Warner Chilcott, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, were sentenced to home confinement and levied fines, each to varying degrees, for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its privacy provisions. The three district managers -- one located in California, one in North Carolina and one in New York -- were prosecuted...

November 10, 2016

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OSHA Honors Inventors in Noise Abatement Contest

Three inventors were recognized for their ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss during the first "Hear and Now -- Noise Safety Challenge" hosted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on Oct. 27, in Washington, D.C. The challenge was l...

November 8, 2016

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Federal Judge Sides with EEOC on Gender Identity Protections Under Title VII

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC, ruling that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On March 1, EEOC filed the U.S. government's first sex discrimination lawsuit based on sexual orientatio...

November 6, 2016

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At Least 8.4 Million to Face Stiff Health Care Premium Hikes

At least 8.4 million consumers buying health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges for 2017 will bear the brunt of the across-the-board premium increases health insurers set for 2017 policies, according to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal. Seven million of them will be those who purchase policies outside the federal and state health insurance exchanges, which offer federal subsidies depen...

November 4, 2016

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EEOC Post Webinar Recording on Employer Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted online a recording of its Oct. 19 webinar about the agency's 2016 rules on employer wellness programs and federal law, the agency announced today. On May 17, EEOC issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wel...

November 3, 2016

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EEOC Posts Webinar Recording on New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted online a recording of its Oct. 26, 2016 webinar for employers about the new Employer Information Report, or EEO-1, at https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo1survey/2017survey-webinar.cfm. This webinar provides an overview of the EEO-1, describes the process of reporting and submitting summary pay and hours worked data, and gives example...

November 1, 2016

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Obamacare Open Enrollment Begins Today

Open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, opens today with millions of people facing huge premium increases along with a loss of options. In Arizona, for instance, consumers will have the choice of just one insurer in all but a single county, and in Southwest Florida residents also have just one option, Florida Blue. Meanwhile, premiums in Ari...

November 1, 2016

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With Joint Employer Cases Pending, McDonald's Settles with Franchisee Employees

For the first time, McDonald's has ceased fighting a joint employer legal action and agreed to a $3.75 million settlement with franchisee employees over a wage dispute. The burger corporation was facing a lawsuit in San Francisco and a battle with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the issue of whether it was a joint employer responsible for the actions of its franchisees, but it b...

October 28, 2016

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HHS Forges Partnerships to Promote Obamacare Open Enrollment

Ahead of the fourth Open Enrollment period, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a commitment from seventeen companies to support enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. These companies will connect freelance professionals, entrepreneurs and customers with information and resources to encourage enrollment in affordable coverage throughout the Open Enrollment perio...

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