by Girish Anand | Aug 10, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its Executive Leadership Training Conference (ELC) on Sept. 19-20 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel in Washington, the federal agency announced. This year’s ELC theme is: Leadership Through Times of...
by Girish Anand | Aug 8, 2016 | DOL, MSHA, OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is challenging inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop a technological solution to workplace noise exposure and related hearing loss. The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health...
by Girish Anand | Aug 4, 2016 | gender identity, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has placed a temporary hold on a lower court order that okayed free choice of bathroom usage by transgender individuals. The action follows a ruling last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that voided the transgender rights...
by Girish Anand | Aug 3, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Aetna has joined UnitedHealth Group and Humana in reconsidering — and even pulling back — its participation in Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces. Facing up to $300 million in ACA policy losses this year, Aetna announced it has canceled a...
by Girish Anand | Aug 2, 2016 | DOL, FLSA, WHD
Subway, a DBA of Doctor’s Associates Inc., has reached an agreement dated Aug. 1 with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) to “ensure a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work” at its U.S. franchises. The...
