by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2012 | DOL, Health Care Reform
Commencing in January 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 requires that large employers automatically enroll all full-time employees in a health insurance plan while offering individual opt-out provisions. PPACA also requires the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 13, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has imposed only the second-ever enterprise-wide penalty and safety remedy mandate on DeMoulas Super Markets, a grocery chain of 60 stores also known as Market Basket. OSHA penalties and corrective mandates...
by Girish Anand | Feb 9, 2012 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued final regulations and sample templates for health insurers to follow in providing the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. The...
by Girish Anand | Feb 8, 2012 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a 14-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule to revise regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which obligates...
by Girish Anand | Feb 7, 2012 | USCIS
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are making repeat visits to past I-9 offenders to see if they've corrected their errors and are now in compliance with the employment eligibility verification process. If not, fines can be trebled. The revisits...
