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October 18, 2016

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OSHA Releases Updated Guidelines for Safety and Health Programs

OSHA has updated the "Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs" it first released 30 years ago, to reflect changes in the economy, workplaces and evolving safety and health issues. The recommended practices present a step-by-step approach to implementing a safety and health program, built around seven core elements that make up a successful program, according to the agency. The ma...

October 17, 2016

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EEOC Announces Strategic Goals Going Forward

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021, reaffirming the agency's commitment to efforts that have strategic impact in advancing equal opportunity in America's workplaces. EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021 continues to prioritize the areas identified in its previous SEP...

October 12, 2016

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WalMart Raises Entry-Level Manager Salaries in Advance of New Overtime Rule

WalMart, the national retail chain operating out of Bentonville, Ark., has raised entry-level manager salaries from $45,000 a year to $48,500 in advance of the new white collar overtime rule taking effect Dec. 1. The new rule raises the salary threshold for overtime exemption from $23,660 a year to $47,476, giving WalMart a cushion of more than a thousand dollars. To be exempt from overtime, ...

October 11, 2016

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OMB Releases Slips, Trips and Falls Final Rule for Publication

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has given its okay to the proposed Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) final rule for general industry. The rule, first proposed in 1990 and then updated in 2010, is commonly referred to as "slips, trips and falls." It is now expected that the author of the proposal, the Occupational Safety and Health Ad...

October 11, 2016

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Ada Lovelace Day Celebrated

The second Monday in October is Canadian Thanksgiving Day, and the second Tuesday is traditionally Ada Lovelace Day, the celebration of Women in Science and Technology. Thus today -- Oct. 11, 2016 -- is Ada Lovelace Day. Lovelace is widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer. Through her friendship with Charles Babbage, aka "the father of computers," she developed a series of Not...

October 10, 2016

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DOJ, EEOC Focus on Diversity in Law Enforcement

The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have released a comprehensive report that examines barriers and promising practices -- in recruitment, hiring and retention -- for advancing diversity in law enforcement. The report, developed with support from the Center for Policing Equity, aims to provide law enforcement agencies, especially small and mid-siz...

October 5, 2016

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OSHA Proposes Revisions to Standards to Save Money, Effort

As part of an ongoing effort to revise provisions in its standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is proposing 18 changes to the agency's recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards. "The changes we propose will modernize OSHA standards, help employers better understand their responsibiliti...

October 5, 2016

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HHS Says 2.5 Million More May Be Eligible for Obamacare Subsidies

Of some 6.9 million Americans who purchased health insurance in private markets and not on the exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that 2.5 million should be eligible for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reducing their monthly premiums to as little as $75 a month, according to an analysis released yesterday. “More than 9 million Americans alread...

October 4, 2016

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Health Care Providers Must Post Nondiscrimination Notice, Taglines by Oct. 17

The final Affordable Care Act (ACA) rule on the statute's section 1557 requires that all health care providers receiving federal funds post in a conspicuous public space in their offices a "Notice of Nondiscrimination" prior to this coming Oct. 17, 2016. Federal funding generally refers to those providers accepting Medicare and Medicaid patients, or participaing in other federal health programs...

October 4, 2016

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SCOTUS Refuses to Reconsider Obamacare Immigration Plan Injunction

In July, the Obama White House petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its tie vote on a lower court's injunction against implementing President Obama's executive orders that would grant deportation deferrals and even work permits to some 4 million undocumented immigrants. On Monday, the first day of the court's 2016-2017 session, the justices turned down the appeal. Thus a Texas federal j...

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