by Girish Anand | Jan 21, 2016 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA, WHD
Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Administrator David Weil yesterday issued guidance on joint employers that will allow more employees to fall under the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), advising: “When two or more employers jointly employ an...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2016 | NLRB, WARN Act
Republic Windows and Doors, located in Goose Island, Ill., abruptly shuttered its manufacturing facility in 2008, declared bankruptcy and relocated to Iowa using another name. Workers were let go with no notice, violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation’s largest health insurer which last year said it might withdraw from the Obamacare insurance exchanges, this week increased projected 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA) losses from $400 million to $500 million. Humana Inc. also...
by Girish Anand | Jan 19, 2016 | immigration, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on the legality of President Obama’s twin executive orders of November 2014 that aimed to block deportation of illegal immigrations and also offer millions of them work permits. Obama’s plans were blocked...
by Girish Anand | Jan 19, 2016 | OSHA
Covered employers must post OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes their work site’s total of job-related injuries and illnesses during the prior calendar year, from Feb. 1 to April 30 of each year. Employers with 10 or fewer employees, as well as those...