by Girish Anand | Mar 13, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
People with canceled health insurance plans were recently green lighted to renew those plans through October 1, 2016, or failing that, to purchase Obamacare catastrophic insurance, originally available only for those under 30 years of age. That much we knew. But...
by Girish Anand | Mar 12, 2014 | FLSA
President Obama will order the Department of Labor (DOL) to roughly double the threshold for exempt employee status from $455 to $984 a week — from $24,000 to $50,000 a year in salary — to qualify more American workers for overtime, the Wall Street Journal...
by Girish Anand | Mar 12, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Obamacare administration spokespersons are now backing off the goal of 7 million enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health policies now that only 4.2 million had signed up by the end of February. Fewer than one million reportedly enrolled in February. Zeke...
by Girish Anand | Mar 11, 2014 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public commentary on a proposed rule that would require pension plan service providers to furnish employers and other plan fiduciaries with a guide to assist them in navigating fee disclosure documents. "The...
by Girish Anand | Mar 10, 2014 | EEOC, FTC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today co-published two technical assistance documents that explain how the agencies' respective laws apply to background checks performed for employment purposes. One...
