by Girish Anand | May 30, 2017 | E-Verify
On May 25, the E-Verify Modernization Project revamped the employer (child) enrollment process and made it more efficient and user-friendly. When corporate administrators add new employers they will find: A new webpage and easier navigation Fewer fields, which will...
by Girish Anand | May 30, 2017 | ACA, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
In a report issued this past week, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that health insurance premiums offered on HealthCare.gov have doubled since the start of the...
by Girish Anand | May 25, 2017 | ACA, Obamacare, PPACA
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the largest Obamacare insurer in the state, has announced it intends to hike health insurance premiums by 22.9 percent in 2018 unless the Trump administration guarantees to continue doling out what are called cost-sharing...
by Girish Anand | May 24, 2017 | DOL
The Obama administration’s “persuader rule” requiring law firms to publicly disclose any work they do for employers surrounding union organizing efforts, already subject to a nationwide injunction, is being revoked by the Trump administration’s...
by Girish Anand | May 24, 2017 | DOL
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has released the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Department of Labor (DOL). According to the official press release, it supports President Donald J. Trump’s plan to invest in priorities that will help American workers...