by admin | May 18, 2015 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that 11 of its 53 offices will begin a pilot program called ACT Digital to digitally transmit documents between the EEOC and employers regarding discrimination charges. This is the first step in the...
by admin | May 16, 2015 | DOL
Under pressure from Republicans in Congress and from industry professionals nationwide, the Department of Labor (DOL) has agreed to extend by 15 days the public commentary period on its proposed new fiduciary definition and rule. Set to close on July 6, the...
by admin | May 15, 2015 | DOL, OSHA
Four workers killed by a lethal gas in November 2014 would be alive today had their employer, DuPont, taken steps to protect them, a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation has found. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
by admin | May 13, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded approximately $101 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in...
by admin | May 12, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued on May 11, the federal agencies regulating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to close some loopholes that health insurers thought they had detected regarding preventive and contraceptive...