by admin | May 28, 2015 | DOJ, immigration
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has vowed to stay the course in fighting a federal judge’s injunction against President Obama’s November 2014 immigration executive orders, which would award up to 5 million undocumented immigrants a safe haven from...
by admin | May 28, 2015 | DOL, FMLA
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) recently made updates to its Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) notice and medical certification forms, which now carry an expiration date of May 31, 2018. An additional update with these forms is the...
by admin | May 28, 2015 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued proposed guidance to assist contracting agencies and the contracting community in applying the requirements of President Obama’s July 31, 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, including evaluating the...
by admin | May 27, 2015 | immigration
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has upheld a legal stay placed on President Obama’s executive immigration orders while a lawsuit brought by 26 states continues in federal court. The 2-1 vote by a panel of the court leaves in place the February...
by admin | May 26, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Despite the launch of the federally subsidized health care marketplaces in late 2013, almost 20 percent of Americans are in debt they can’t afford for their medical care, according to a recent survey. Meanwhile, another survey shows that employer-sponsored PPO...