by Girish Anand | May 24, 2017 | EEOC, OFCCP
The budget proposal just released by the White House envisions a merger of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), “creating one agency to combat employment discrimination.” The EEOC, a...
by Girish Anand | May 23, 2017 | MSHA
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide...
by Girish Anand | May 23, 2017 | DOL
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced there was no reason to further delay the implementation of his department’s fiduciary rule, and thus it will take effect June 9 following its first postponement. “We have...
by Girish Anand | May 22, 2017 | ACA, Obamacare, PPACA
Facing an appeals hearing on an Obamacare lawsuit brought by House Republicans, President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a U.S. Court of Appeals for another 90 days to resolve the legal issue with regard to the so-called cost-sharing reduction payments...
by Girish Anand | May 20, 2017 | DOL, LGBT
Wal-Mart settled the first successful LGBTQ lawsuit ever this past week when it agreed to shell out $7.5 million to lesbian and gay employees whose same-sex spouses were denied benefits between 2011 and 2013, when the retail giant changed its policy. “This class...