by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2013 | DOL, OSHA
A just-released study by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee says that as many as 30 percent of companies hit with the biggest fines for labor law violations are federal contractors. According to the findings by the panel chaired by Sen. Tom...
by Girish Anand | Dec 11, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that nearly 365,000 individuals selected plans from the state and federal Health Insurance Marketplaces through the end of November. November alone added more than a quarter million enrollees...
by Girish Anand | Dec 10, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new manuals for its E-Verify system of online employment eligibility verification. The agency has tailored the guides to differing groups of users: employers, employer agents and web services....
by Girish Anand | Dec 9, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new memorandum of understanding (MOU), effective yesterday, for employers who wish to participate in the E-Verify program. The MOU sets forth responsibilities for both the user and the government...
by Girish Anand | Dec 8, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this weekend rolled out its Spanish-language Affordable Care Act (ACA) sign-up website. Originally scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, the site was delayed while the English-language site, HealthCare.gov, underwent fixes....
