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1 Oct 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Department of Labor has issued its final rule implementing Executive Order 13658 (E.O.), which establishes a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour for federal construction and service contractor employees. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Various federal agencies, including the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), have issued a proposal to amend regulations governing excepted benefits to permit health plan sponsors to provide coverage for limited scope vision, dental, wraparound, and employee assistance programs (EAPs) consistent with the qualifications for excepted benefits. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Continuing its efforts to chip away at the Affordable Care Act, the House of Representatives on Monday voted 401-0 to exempt emergency service volunteers from the 50-employee threshold triggering the healthcare law's pay-or-play mandate. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The number of discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that included allegations of retaliation reached an all-time high in FY 2014, according to newly released enforcement and litigation statistics. [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The House of Representatives overwhelming approved a bill (H.R. 3578) that would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the formal rulemaking process to adopt any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of pilots for a sleep disorder. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Days after President Obama stated he was naming Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Vice Chair Jenny Yang (D) to fill departing Chair Jacqueline Berrien's seat on the Commission, the White House announced that it was nominating Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General Charlotte Burrows to become a new member to complete the five-member board. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a proposal to provide guidance on how to structure an employee wellness program without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman According to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2013 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, the agency awarded four whistleblowers a total of $14,831,965.64 during the fiscal year. [read post]
7 Nov 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Senate for the first time approved the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (S. 815), a bill that would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis one’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman On Thursday, the House of Representatives readily approved by a vote of 252-172 the Save American Workers Act of 2015 (H.R. 30), a bill that would increase from 30 to 40 the number of hours an employee must work per week to be considered "full-time" under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).read more [read post]
9 Mar 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Employers hoping the U.S. [read post]
2 Feb 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman As promised during last month's State of the Union Address, President Obama's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 allocates funding to a number of initiatives designed to promote "middle class economics. [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman As more states institute mandatory paid leave laws, two U.S. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Continuing its efforts to chip away at the Affordable Care Act, the House of Representatives on Monday voted 401-0 to exempt emergency service volunteers from the 50-employee threshold triggering the healthcare law's pay-or-play mandate. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman On Tuesday, the White House released its $3.9 trillion budget proposal for FY 2015. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Labor and employment-related bills are once again becoming popular at the federal level. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Employee privacy and employer due process concerns were the focal point of Wednesday’s House Committee hearing on the National Labor Relations Board’s proposed expedited election rule. [read post]
5 Sep 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued its 16th set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) implementation. [read post]
4 Dec 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss recent Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rules and other initiatives affecting federal contractors, subcontractors, and healthcare providers. [read post]
17 Mar 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Members of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday asked Labor Secretary Thomas Perez about various Department of Labor plans and initiatives during a hearing to discuss the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request. [read post]
