by Girish Anand | Jun 30, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, U.S. Supreme Court
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that privately held companies can opt out of the contraceptive clause of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on religious grounds. The requirement in question mandates that certain company-provided health insurance...
by Girish Anand | Jun 27, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is floating a proposal for public commentary to automatically renew everyone who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the open enrollment period that ended in March. The rule would apply to...
by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick today signed S.2195, “An Act Restoring the Minimum Wage and Providing Unemployment Insurance Reforms,” a bill that "gradually raises the minimum wage to $11 over three years, lowers unemployment insurance (UI) costs...
by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2014 | U.S. Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that recess appointments made by President Obama while the Senate was holding "pro-forma" sessions but otherwise on a short break overreached his constitutional authority. "Because the Senate was in...
by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2014 | social media
A survey by Career Builder found that 51 percent of employers who research job applicants on social media end up rejecting them, up from 43 percent in last year's survey and 34 percent in 2012. So what are employers finding on social media that’s prompting...