by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | DOL, FMLA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is ramping up on-site investigations of company Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) practices in an effort to uncover systemic abuse, including refusing to authorize leave and discouraging employees from taking FMLA leave. In confirming...
by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
In a move related to what they see as President Obama's continual flouting of the Constitution, House Republicans have voted to sue the president in federal court over the changes his administration made to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without the authorization...
by admin | Jul 30, 2014 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel has investigated charges alleging that McDonald’s franchisees and their franchisor, McDonald’s, USA, LLC, violated the rights of employees as a result of activities surrounding...
by admin | Jul 28, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released draft versions of the forms that employers with 100-plus employees must begin using in 2015 to show compliance with the employer shared responsibility and minimum essential coverage requirements of the Affordable Care...
by admin | Jul 27, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, IRS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is responsible for assessing and collecting penalties on individuals and families who lack health insurance, has now capped the 2014 penalty for individuals at $2,448 and at $12,240 for families of five or more. This, of...