by Girish Anand | Dec 14, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
Before the clock could even click toward midnight on Dec. 15, the original deadline for signing up for 2017 Obamacare policies that will take effect on Jan. 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today extended the cutoff date to Monday, Dec. 19, at...
by Girish Anand | Dec 14, 2016 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule to clarify the regulations for family planning services under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and protect access to family planning services. Title X is the only federal program...
by Girish Anand | Dec 13, 2016 | ADA, EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a resource document that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health...
by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2016 | EEOC
Current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Jenny Yang has announced she will fulfill her statutory appointment and not leave the agency until July 2017, giving the Democrats a three-to-two majority until that time. However, she will be forced to...
by Girish Anand | Dec 10, 2016 | DOL, Overtime Rules
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, responding to a filing by the Department of Labor (DOL), has agreed to an expedited schedule for a review of a Texas federal judge’s injunction blocking the DOL’s overtime rule that was set to take effect Dec. 1....