by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows for the first time that those who think the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) is a “good idea” outweigh those who think it’s a “bad idea,” 45 to 41 percent. It was the first positive...
by Girish Anand | Jan 12, 2017 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under the federal employment discrimination laws. The proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
The rush to end the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, has taken a back seat to reality as the new Republican Congress, emboldened by an incoming Republican administration in the White House, weighs its options on health care. Five GOP...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2017 | DOJ, LGBT
On Friday, Jan. 6, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed papers with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge’s injunction against the Obama administration’s 2016 school bathroom ruling, which gave transgender students free...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Just 10 days before Donald Trump is sworn in as president, the Obama administration is going on the offensive to protect the president’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. First, the Department of Health and...