by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Initiative 20, the “State Health Care System,” will be on the November 2016 ballot in Colorado after supporters collected 158,831 voters’ signatures, some 60,000 more than the 98,492 needed. The Secretary of State on Monday projected the...
by admin | Nov 9, 2015 | immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today upheld a federal judge’s injunction against President Obama’s immigration executive orders of 2014, putting a permanent hold on the plans while awaiting trial in Texas. The president’s plan,...
by admin | Nov 9, 2015 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its hazard communication web page to include easier access to topics on the agency’s revised standard. OSHA updated its Hazard Communication Standard in 2012. The new page has tabs directing users to...
by admin | Nov 6, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
The fate of another Obamacare provision may well rest in the hands of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, just as it has three times in the past when he was the deciding vote on the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This time the Obamacare...
by admin | Nov 6, 2015 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA
A federal judge in California has set June 20, 2016, as the date to hear a class-action lawsuit challenging ride-sharing service Uber and its driver classification as independent contractors. The lawsuit seeks full employee status with wages, overtime and other labor...
