by Girish Anand | Mar 20, 2017 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
Walt Disney World in Florida has been hit with wage theft and other allegations and has agreed to pay $3.8 million in back wages to 16,339 of its costume characters, such as Mickey, Goofy and the like. This comes after the Department of Labor (DOL) found that Disney...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2017 | DOL
The public comment period on the proposal by the Department of Labor (DOL) to delay implementation of its Fiduciary Rule came to a close Friday afternoon, with at least 565 letters received. The proposal, if it becomes final, will push back the April 10 start date for...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2017 | E-Verify
Employers who have employee records on the E-Verify database dating to Dec 31, 2006, and earlier are advised that these records will be purged on March 31. The system is designed to purge records once they reach 10 years in age to avoid any possible compromise of...
by Girish Anand | Mar 16, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed this week that enrollment in Obamacare health plans dropped half a million from the year before, and came in 1.7 million below expectations, with 12.2 million enrollees by the Jan. 31 end of open enrollment....
by Girish Anand | Mar 14, 2017 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that five of its offices have launched a new Online Inquiry and Appointment System. The system will allow individuals to electronically submit initial inquiries and requests for intake interviews with the...
