by Girish Anand | Feb 16, 2014 | NLRB
Even though the vote was held without input from Volkswagen, workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., have voted to turn down unionization efforts by the United Auto Workers (UAW), which was looking for a victory here to carry it to another win at the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 14, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
In a report this week, the New York Times, citing health industry insiders, says that 20 percent of enrollees in health insurance policies on the state and federal marketplaces have failed to make their premium payments. In an earlier report, cable broadcaster CNN...
by Girish Anand | Feb 13, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The government reported 1.1 million sign-ups for Obamacare in January, bringing the total to 3.3 million since the launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces in October, short of the 4.4 million projected. Of the 3.3 million total, California has contributed...
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
The Obamacare shared responsibility provision (aka "play or pay"), originally set to begin this Jan. 1 but delayed this past summer until Jan. 1, 2015, has now been delayed again, but only for employers with 50 to 99 employees. Mid-sized employers now...
by Girish Anand | Feb 10, 2014 | DOJ, same-sex marriage
Attorney General Eric Holder today is expected to issue a directive recognizing the rights of same-sex spouses in the U.S. judicial system. This will mean that same-sex couples can no longer be required to testify against one another in federal court. They will also...
