by Girish Anand | Nov 30, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday escaped the curse of Texas judges and Obama administration regulations when a federal court in the Lone Star state refused to place an injunction on the agency’s new recordkeeping rule, which...
by Girish Anand | Nov 29, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
While President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments to posts responsible for the nation’s health care policies, a Gallup poll continued a yearslong indication of public discontent with Obamacare. Some 53 percent of those polled in November dislike the...
by Girish Anand | Nov 22, 2016 | DOL, Overtime Rules
A federal judge in Texas hearing a lawsuit by 21 states over the Obama administration’s overtime rule, set to take effect Dec. 1, has declared the rule illegal and issued an injunction to block its implementation nationwide. An Obama appointee, U.S. District...
by Girish Anand | Nov 22, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued its updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination to replace its 2002 compliance manual section on that subject, the federal agency announced on Monday, Nov. 21. The commission has also...
by Girish Anand | Nov 18, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, IRS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today extended the deadline for employers to furnish their employees with their annual health care information forms from Jan. 31 to March 2, though it left intact the deadline for employers to file their forms 1094-B and 1094-C with...