by Girish Anand | Jul 17, 2012 | Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has introduced an online tool to determine if your health insurer owes you a rebate come Aug. 1, 2012, based on that company's compliance with mandated medical loss ratio (MLR) standards under the Patient...
by Girish Anand | Jul 16, 2012 | USCIS
The United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just issued a new publication to aid employers in correctly using the online E-Verify system to check if job applicants (or employees) possess the supporting documents to work legally in the United States....
by Girish Anand | Jul 16, 2012 | DOL
Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008 and a subsequent up-and-down recovery, men have accounted for 80 percent of net new jobs, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A lot of the statistical hiring has been related to the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 13, 2012 | DOL, WHD
The National Restaurant Association, joined by several restaurants and trade groups in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals jurisdiction, has filed suit against the Department of Labor over a regulation that forbids tip-pooling arrangements that include back-of-the-house...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2012 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO) today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to...