by Girish Anand | Sep 28, 2010 | Health Care Reform
The percentage of Americans with employment-based health insurance dipped below 60 percent in 2009, a lot of it attributed to job losses, according to the latest study by the Washington, D.C.-based Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI). Overall, the percentage...
by Girish Anand | Sep 23, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
In wake of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA), with its broader and more vigorous definition of what constitutes a disability, the courts are now rendering decisions that reverse and/or contradict earlier decisions rendered...
by Girish Anand | Sep 22, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
On Sept. 15, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials sent out another 500 notices of inspection (NOIs) to businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants. ICE agents will be auditing these firms’ I-9 employment verification documents. Affected...
by Girish Anand | Sep 21, 2010 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law
Employers with 100 or more employees (or government contractors of $50,000 or more with 50 or more employees) are required to file an Employer Information Report (EEO-1) each year on Sept. 30 with the EEOC’s EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee. The EEO-1 report...
by Girish Anand | Sep 16, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
With three lawsuits already filed, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has begun "vigorously" (in its words) enforcing the Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA), this despite the fact that final regulations have yet to be issued...