by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Half of U.S. households eligible for a 2014 tax subsidy under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) probably owe a repayment to the government, while 45 percent probably should receive a refund, according to estimates from a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The...
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has sided with former UPS driver Peggy Young in her legal efforts against her former employer, whom she accused of discrimination because it refused to put her on lighter duty when she was pregnant. Ms. Young twice lost in lower...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | DOL
The Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking public commentary for its Survey of Working Women “in order to identify employment issues and challenges currently facing women, including their perceptions on career choice and overall equity in the...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | EEOC
The Office of the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued Memorandum GC 15-04, which aims to discuss “cases raising significant legal or policy issues” when it comes to employee handbooks. In the memorandum, which is fairly...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
While Democrats were singing its praises, Republicans in Congress were working on a measure to present to the president to end it (however unlikely that he’d ever sign it). “It,” of course, is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as...