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...
by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, HHS
Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they compare their...
by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | OSHA
As part of the budget reconciliation signed on Monday by President Obama, fines for safety and other violations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act will be raised significantly. The budget included a bill entitled “Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...
by admin | Nov 1, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
As part of the budget package that passed the Senate and went to the president on Friday, the provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires companies with 200 or more employees to auto-enroll everyone into health insurance was repealed. The provision,...
by admin | Oct 30, 2015 | FLSA
Four former drivers for Amazon’s Prime Now one-hour delivery service have filed suit against the Seattle company, alleging misuse of the independent contractor designation and demanding full pay and overtime privileges under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
