by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014 taxes...
by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
The City of Seattle in 2014 passed a law raising the minimum wage in the Emerald City to $15 an hour in stages, with $11 an hour taking effect this April 1, but the phase-in schedule differs according to the size of the business. Businesses with 500 or more employees...
by admin | Mar 5, 2015 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, is now available online. This quarterly publication, prepared by the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations...
by admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act
No decision will be issued before late June doubtlessly, but today the Supreme Court heard arguments about a clause in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that reads as limiting health insurance subsidies to those who purchase policies on state-run exchanges. The phrase...
by admin | Mar 3, 2015 | DOL, FMLA, OMB
Due to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, government forms must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and then resubmitted every three years. The Department of Labor (DOL) forms for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) all expired...
