by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), out-of-pocket health expenses in non-grandfathered insurance plans will rise to $6,850 in 2016 for individuals and to $13,700 for family coverage. Breaking from the past, however, the individual limit now applies regardless. In...
by admin | Jun 10, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
Hawaii became the latest state to shut down its online health insurance marketplace after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began cutting back on grant funds because its exchange was out of compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Hawaii...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | ADA, EEOC
ValleyLife, a disability support services company, unlawfully discriminated against disabled employees by refusing to provide them with reasonable accommodations in violation of federal law, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Discrimination, EEOC
Deluxe Financial Services Corp., a Shoreview, Minn.-based check-printing and financial services corporation, violated federal law by subjecting a transgender employee to sex discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit....
by admin | Jun 7, 2015 | Discrimination, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an OSHA Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. The publication provides guidance to employers on best practices regarding restroom access for transgender workers. The guide was developed...
